The Dream That Kicks: The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain

By Michael Chanan

Book Overview

Film has taught us to see the world afresh, but it could not picture its own birth. In "The Dream That Kicks," Michael Chanan puts forward a theory of invention to show how cinematography was a product of the growing forces of nineteenth century capitalist production and traces the development of British cinema from its mystical origins in music halls to its emergence as a cultural commodity. "The Dream That Kicks" combines astute textual analysis of individual films with detailed archival work of the industry. It situates cinema within its wider context to produce a thought-provoking exploration of its cultural and ideological implications. This paperback edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account orhte recent work on early cinema.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0710003196
• ISBN13: 9780710003195
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.