book
Christmas at the movies : images of Christmas in American, British and European cinema / edited by Mark Connelly London ; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2000.
Call No: 743 CONPlace: London ; New YorkPublisher: I.B. TaurisPubDate: 2000PhysDes: 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject: CHRISTMAS IN FILMS ; REMEMBER THE NIGHT (UK, Mitchell Leisen, 1939) ; SCROOGE (UK, Henry Edwards, 1935) ; CHRISTMAS CAROL, A (US, Edwin L. Marin, 1938) ; SCROOGE (US, Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951) ; SCROOGE (UK, Ronald Neame, 1970) ; CHRISTMAS CAROL, A (UK, Clive Donner, 1984) ; SCROOGED (US, Richard Donner, 1988) ; MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE (US, Brian Henson, 1992) ; IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (US, Frank Capra, 1946) ; MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE (US, William Keighley, 1941) ; HOLIDAY INN (US, Mark Sandrich, 1942) ; CHRISTMAS UNDER FIRE (UK, Harry Watt, 1941) ; TURKEY TIME (UK, Tom Walls, 1933) ; HOLLY AND THE IVY, THE (UK, George More O'Ferrall, 1953) ; CHEATERS, THE (US, Joe Kane, 1945) ; MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (US, Les Mayfield, 1994) ; MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (US, George Seaton, 1947) ; SANTA CLAUSE, THE (US, John Pasquin, 1994) ; ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (US, John Cherry, 1988) ; SANTA CLAUSE: THE MOVIE (US, Jeannot Szwarc, 1985) ; GREMLINS (US, Joe Dante, 1984) ; SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (US, Charles E. Sellier Jr., 1984) ; SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART II (US, Lee Harry, 1987) ; TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (US, Harry Selick, 1993) ; CHRISTMAS STORY, A (US, Bob Clark, 1983) ; LETHAL WEAPON (US, Richard Donner, 1987) ; DIE HARD (US, John McTiernan, 1988) ; DIE HARD 2 (US, Renny Harlin, 1990) ; HOME ALONE (US, Chris Columbus, 1990) ; HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (US, Chris Columbus, 1992) ; LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, THE (US, Renny Harlin, 1996) ; JINGLE ALL THE WAY (US, Brian Levant, 1996) ; MERLUSSE (FR, Marcel Pagnol, 1935) ; CHATEAU DE MA MERE, LE (FR, Yves Robert, 1990) ; GRANDE ILLUSION, LA (FR, Jean Renoir, 1937) ; CITE DES` ENFANTS PERDUS, LA (FR/SP/GG, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro, 1995) ; VIE EST UN LONG FLEUVE TRANQUILLE, LA (FR, Etienne Chatiliez, 1988) ; ELISA (FR, Jean Becker, 1994) ; KARNAVALNAIA NOCH (UR, Eldar Ryazanov, 1956) ; IRONIYA SUDBY ILI S LYOGKIM PAROM (UR, Eldar Ryazanov, 1975) ; PLACIDO (SP, Luis Garcia Berlanga, 1961) Summary: A look at depictions of Christmas across various national cinemas and genres throughout the 20th century.Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Filmography: p. ([223]-232)ISBN: 1860643973Contents: -- God Bless Us, Every One: Movie Adaptations Of A Christmas Carol / James Chapman -- A Hollywood Carol's Wonderful Life / Jonathan Munby -- Dreaming Of Christmas: Hollywood And The Second World War / H. Mark Glancy -- Christmas Under Fire: The Wartime Christmas In Britain / Sarah Street -- Crisis At Christmas: Turkey Time, The Holly And The Ivy, The Cheaters / Jeffrey Richards -- Santa Claus: The Movie / Mark Connelly -- You Better Watch Out: Christmas In The Horror Film / Kim Newman -- 'Peace On Earth, Goodwill To All Men': The Depiction Of Christmas In Moden Hollywood Films / Rowana Agajanian -- Christmas In French Cinema / Guy Austin -- Father Frost On 31 December: Christmas And New Year In Soviet And Russian Cinema / Birgit Beumers -- Satirizing The Spanish Christmas: Placido / Peter William Evans
More info
