Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first full account of the film society movement in Britain and its contribution to post-World War Two film culture. It brings to life a lost history of alternative film exhibition and challenges the general assumption that the study of film began with university courses on 'Film Studies'.
Trade Review
‘This is an interesting project, based on thorough research, dealing with a topic that deserves to be better known and better documented.’ (Professor Andrew Higson, Dept. of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York)
‘This book serves as a valuable companion to an emerging literature on the history of film studies, both internationally and specifically within Britain.’ (Professor Richard Maltby, Dept. of Screen and Media, Flinders University)
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Enthusiasm and Civic Duty: The Emergence of the Film Society Movement
2 The Postwar Transformation of the Film Society Movement
3 Popularising Film Appreciation: Roger Manvell’s Film
4 The British Film Institute, the Film Archive and Film Society Programming
5 Making the World Our Home: Affirmative Internationalism and Film Societies
6 Film Society Criticism, Middlebrow Taste and New Cinemas
7 Film Societies, Universities and the Emergence of Film Studies
Conclusion: What Was Film Appreciation?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
