"Quit India" : the image of the Indian patriot on the commercial British film and television, 1956-1985 / by Dror Izhar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Izhar, Dror, 1954-

Contributor:

Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism in motion pictures.

Patriotism--India.

Patriotism.

India.

Physical Description:

xx, 388 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.

Summary:

This book looks at the changing image of the Indian Patriot's war for India's Independence and its reflection, which were shown during the Cold War period on the screens of commercial British films and TV.

By using a variety of primary and secondary sources, as demonstrated by utilizing Gramsci's theory of Common Sense/Folklore, the author traces the evolution of the Indian Patriot from a 'villain' to a 'saint,' and the British Colonials from 'kind' to 'mediocre' and even 'evil' personalities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part A An Introduction "I Refuse to Betray my Friends": British Empire Films during the 1930's

Chapter 1 British Empire Films in the 1930s: Contemporary Views 2

Chapter 2 A Prototype of the British Empire Film: Sanders of the River (1935) 10

Chapter 3 The British Raj Film: The Final Molding of the Villainous Indian Patriot in The Drum (1938) 13

Chapter 4 Unfavorable British Film Criticism: Objections to The Drum and British Capitulation to Indian Pressure 19

Chapter 5 Conclusion: Later Indian and Western Commentaries on The Drum, 1989-2000 26

Part B "See What Happens when the British Aren't Around to Keep Order?": The Image of the Indian Patriot in British Empire Films, 1956-1960

Chapter 1 An Outlook on British Empire Films, 1956-60 34

Chapter 2 "I Tried to be an Indian": Bhowani Junction-Novel (1954) vs. Movie (1956) 38

Chapter 3 North West Frontier (1958)-Screenplay and Reviews Analysis 83

Part C "They're here-Kali's Sons": The Image of the Indian Patriot from 1960 to 1963

Chapter 1 The Stranglers of Bombay (1960)-Screenplay and Reviews Analysis 112

Part D "But I Didn't Want to be a Devil in a Skirt": Changes in the Indian Patriot's Image, 1967-1968

Chapter 1 British Empire Files, 1967-1968 130

Chapter 2 The Long Duel (1967) 132

Chapter 3 Carry on ... Up the Khyber (1968) 157

Part E "A Young Girl, Fresh from England, Who Suffered Sunstroke": The Change Deepens-Literary Adaptations in Commercial Television and Films, 1983-1985

Chapter 1 The Jewel in the Crown (1983)-Screenplay Analysis 186

Chapter 2 A Passage to India (1985) 217

Part F "When Will You Realize That You Are Ruling Someone Else's House": Gandhi (1982)-The Personal Biography of the Patriot

Chapter 1 Gandhi: His Personality in the Eyes of Historiography 278

Chapter 2 Gandhi: Analysis of Firsthand Sources, Script and John Briley's Article 283.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

1443832030

9781443832038

OCLC:

741733797

Publisher Number:

99946421241