Description
Book SynopsisOutside of the capital London, no other British city has attracted more film-makers than Liverpool. Sometimes standing in for London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Rome or Moscow, and sometimes playing itself – or a version of its own past in Beatles biopics – Liverpool is an adaptable filmic backdrop that has attracted film-makers to its ports for decades. A place of passion, humour and pride, Liverpool evokes caverns and cathedrals, ferries and football grounds; it is a city so vivid we see it clearly even if we’ve never been there. From the earliest makers of moving images – among them the Mitchell & Kenyon film company, the Lumière brothers and pioneering early cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene – who preserved the city, the river, the docks, the streets and the people, Liverpool has endured as a cinematic destination. This collection celebrates that survival instinct and will be welcomed by enthusiasts of British cities, films and culture.
Table of ContentsMaps/Scenes
Scenes 1–8 – 1897–1958
Scenes 9–16 – 1959–1984
Scenes 17–24 – 1985–1990
Scenes 25–32 – 1990–1997
Scenes 33–39 – 1998–2003
Scenes 40–46 – 2007–2012
Essays
Liverpool: City of the Imagination – Julia Hallam
A Case of Coup De Foudre: A Producer's Personal Perspective on Liverpool and Film – Roger Shannon
With Hope in Your Heart: Scouse Sport On-Screen – David Parkinson
I Know a Place: Terence Davies's Liverpool – Wendy Everett
Play Rough: The Post-War Liverpools of the Magnet, the Clouded Yellow and Violent Playground – Jacqui Miller
The Last of Liverpool: Liminal Journeys Around the Port City – Les Roberts
This Land's the Place I Love and Here I'll Stay: Merseybeat on Film – Nick Riddle
