{"product_id":"the-drivein-9781501375019","title":"The DriveIn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Drive-In meaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films.    Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a passion pit' or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of a film programme apparently limited to old, low-budget or independent films and characterising drive-in operators as industry outsiders. They retain a hold on the popular imagination.    The Drive-In identifies the mix of generations in the drive-in audience as well as accounts that articulate individual experiences, from the drive-in as a dating venue to a segregated space. Thro","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359467503959,"sku":"9781501375019","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501375019.jpg?v=1754124736","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-drivein-9781501375019","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}