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Robert Murphy
Realism and Tinsel [PDF ebook]
Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48

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Looking at popular British film in the 1940s, Realism and Tinsel goes beyond the established histories of the Ealing Comedies to excavate a rich tradition of melodrama, morbid thrillers and costume pictures.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 296 ● ISBN 9780203392652 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2289883 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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