J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry by Macnab, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Macnab ISBN: 9781135087272
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Macnab
ISBN: 9781135087272
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Presiding over the "golden era" of the British Film Industry from the mid to late 1940s, J. Arthur Rank financed movies such as Oliver Twist, The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter, Caesar and Cleopatra and Black Narcissus. Never before, and never since, has the industry risen to such heights.
J. Arthur Rank charts every aspect of the robust film culture that Rank helped to create. Having started out with relatively little knowledge of the cinema, Rank's sponsorship was to bring about astounding progress within the industry, and by establishing an organization comparable in size to any of the major Hollywood studios, Rank briefly managed to reconcile and consolidate the competing demands of "art" and "business" - an achievement very much absent from today's diminished and fragmented film industry.
Macnab goes on to explain the eventual collapse of the Rank experiment amidst the economic and political maelstrom of post-war Britain, highlighting the problems still facing the industry today. By meshing archival research with interviews with Rank's contemporaries and members of his family, this definitive study firmly restores Rank to his rightful place at the hub of British film history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Presiding over the "golden era" of the British Film Industry from the mid to late 1940s, J. Arthur Rank financed movies such as Oliver Twist, The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter, Caesar and Cleopatra and Black Narcissus. Never before, and never since, has the industry risen to such heights.
J. Arthur Rank charts every aspect of the robust film culture that Rank helped to create. Having started out with relatively little knowledge of the cinema, Rank's sponsorship was to bring about astounding progress within the industry, and by establishing an organization comparable in size to any of the major Hollywood studios, Rank briefly managed to reconcile and consolidate the competing demands of "art" and "business" - an achievement very much absent from today's diminished and fragmented film industry.
Macnab goes on to explain the eventual collapse of the Rank experiment amidst the economic and political maelstrom of post-war Britain, highlighting the problems still facing the industry today. By meshing archival research with interviews with Rank's contemporaries and members of his family, this definitive study firmly restores Rank to his rightful place at the hub of British film history.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Universities in the National Innovation Systems by Macnab
Cover of the book Conceptual Issues in Psychoanalysis by Macnab
Cover of the book UN Millennium Development Library: Coming to Grips with Malaria in the New Millennium by Macnab
Cover of the book Gifted and Talented Children 4-11 by Macnab
Cover of the book Marriage Matters by Macnab
Cover of the book The Challenge of Apartheid: UK–South African Relations, 1985-1986 by Macnab
Cover of the book The Routledge Handbook of Language and Media by Macnab
Cover of the book All or Nothing by Macnab
Cover of the book The Dynamics of the Armed Struggle by Macnab
Cover of the book Ideas of Education by Macnab
Cover of the book Coping with Lack of Control in a Social World by Macnab
Cover of the book Public History and the Food Movement by Macnab
Cover of the book Political Communications by Macnab
Cover of the book Cultures of Glass Architecture by Macnab
Cover of the book Good Education in an Age of Measurement by Macnab
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy