Cinema beyond the city / Edited by Judith Thissen and Clemens Zimmermann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thissen, Judith, 1962- editor.

Zimmermann, Clemens, editor.

Series:

Cultural histories of cinema.

Cultural histories of cinema

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture audiences--Europe.

Motion picture audiences.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : British Film Institute, 2017.

Summary:

"Cinema is often perceived as a metropolitan medium - an entertainment product of the big city and for the big city. Yet film exhibitors have been bringing moving pictures to towns and villages since the early days of itinerant shows. This volume presents for the first time an exploration of the social, cultural and economic dynamics of film culture in the European countryside. Spanning more than a century of film exhibition from the early twentieth-century to the present day, Cinema Beyond the City examines the role that movie-going has played in small-town and rural communities across Europe. It documents an amazing diversity of sites and situations that are relevant for understanding historical and current patterns in film consumption. In chapters written by leading scholars and young academics, interdisciplinary research is used to address key questions about access, economic viability, audience behaviour, film programming and the cultural flows between cities and hinterlands. With its wide range of regional studies and innovative methodological approaches, the collection will be of interest not only to film historians, but also to scholars in the fields of urban history, rural studies and cultural geography."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781838715021

1838715029

9781911239949

1911239945

9781844578481

1844578488

OCLC:

990229236