World Film Locations: London

Edited by Neil Mitchell

Publication date:

01 December 2011

Publisher

Intellect Books

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781841504841

An exciting and visually focused tour of the diverse range of films shot on location in London, World Film Locations: London presents contributions spanning the Victorian era, the swinging ’60s and the politically charged atmosphere following the 2005 subway bombings. Essays exploring key directors, themes and historical periods are complemented by reviews of important scenes that offer particular insight into London's relationship to cinema. The book is illustrated throughout with full-colour film stills and photographs of cinematic landmarks as they appear now – as well as city maps to aid those keen to investigate them.

Maps/Scenes

Scenes 1-8 – 1927-1951

Scenes 9-16 – 1951-1966

Scenes 17-24 – 1966-1978

Scenes 25-32 – 1980-1997

Scenes 33-40 – 1997-2002

Scenes 41-50 – 2003-2009

Essays

London: City of the Imagination – Neil Mitchell

Victorian London: A Painterly Vision of the City Divided – Virginie Sélavy

Ealing Studios: A Brief History of the Mecca of British film – Scott Jordan Harris

Swinging London: Their Texts Are Loud But Never Square – James Evans

Going Underground: Strange Goings On Down Below... – James Rose

Richard Curtis: A Glamorized and Idealized London – Robert Beames

Thames Tales: Stories by the Riverside – Jez Conolly

Handsome and intriguing, like an elegant ghosthunter's companion to a world that is - and isn't -there.