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Subject(s)

• Powell, Michael 1905-1990—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Pressburger, Emeric 1902-1988—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Archers (Firm) [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Motion pictures and the war [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Propaganda [Browse]
• Propaganda, British—History—20th century [Browse]
• Motion pictures in propaganda—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]
• Motion pictures—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]

Author

• Sullivan, Garrett A., Jr. [Browse]

Summary note

"A focused study on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's cinematic contributions to the war effort, arguing for the centrality of propaganda to their work as film artists"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• "You are English. I am German. We are enemies" : anticipating propaganda in The spy in black
• "Taking the war against Hitler" : blockade and blackout in Contraband
• 49th parallel and the dangerous interpretability of wartime propaganda
• From "We can take it" to "V for victory" : agency, gender, and propaganda in One of our aircraft is missing
• "England isn't as bad as all that" : propaganda and censorship in The life and death of Colonel Blimp
• "The values that we are fighting for" : reconciling tradition and modernity in A Canterbury tale
• Building up a new Britain : scotland and post-war reconstruction in I know where I'm going!
• "Conservative by nature, labor by experience" : the propaganda of futurity in A matter of life and death.

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ISBN

• 9798765105733 (hardcover)
• 9798765105771 (paperback)

LCCN

2023009994

OCLC

1374241813

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