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LICA102 Notes
Contents
LICA102 Notes..........................................................................................................................1
Muriel Box and the Women’s Picture........................................................................................3
Muriel Box.............................................................................................................................4
Key features in her films........................................................................................................4
The Woman’s Picture.............................................................................................................4
Cinemagoing in 1930s Britain....................................................................................................4
History of British cinemas......................................................................................................5
Why we look at cinemagoing.................................................................................................5
Annette Kuhn: 3 types of approaches to film studies.........................................................5
Laura Mulvey: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema......................................................5
Pygmalion...............................................................................................................................5
British Romantic Comedies........................................................................................................6
History....................................................................................................................................6
Key Figures:.......................................................................................................................6
Working Title Films...........................................................................................................6
Romcom Tropes.....................................................................................................................6
Misc....................................................................................................................................6
Setting.................................................................................................................................6
Characterisation..................................................................................................................6
Narrative.............................................................................................................................7
Stylistic traits......................................................................................................................7
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Ideology..................................................................................................................................7
Most common criticisms....................................................................................................7
Notting Hill (1999).................................................................................................................8
Victim: Sexuality and Social Class............................................................................................8
Basil Dearden and Michael Relph: A Filmmaking Duo........................................................8
Phase One: 1940s and 50s..................................................................................................8
Phase Two: 1950s and early 60s........................................................................................8
Phase Three........................................................................................................................8
Social Problem Films.................................................................................................................8
Examples of their social problem films..................................................................................9
The Blue Lamp (1950).......................................................................................................9
I Believe in You (1952).......................................................................................................9
Violent Playground (1958).................................................................................................9
Sapphire (1959)..................................................................................................................9
Victim (1961) — the last of their social problem films.....................................................9
James Bond Franchise..............................................................................................................10
The Origins of James Bond..................................................................................................10
How do you keep a franchise alive?.....................................................................................10
Villains.................................................................................................................................10
Legacy..................................................................................................................................11
British Crime Cinema: Brit Noir..............................................................................................11
Classical Hollywood Gangster Films formula:....................................................................11
American Film Noir.............................................................................................................11
Examples of British Crime Films.........................................................................................11
LICA102 Notes
Contents
LICA102 Notes..........................................................................................................................1
Muriel Box and the Women’s Picture........................................................................................3
Muriel Box.............................................................................................................................4
Key features in her films........................................................................................................4
The Woman’s Picture.............................................................................................................4
Cinemagoing in 1930s Britain....................................................................................................4
History of British cinemas......................................................................................................5
Why we look at cinemagoing.................................................................................................5
Annette Kuhn: 3 types of approaches to film studies.........................................................5
Laura Mulvey: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema......................................................5
Pygmalion...............................................................................................................................5
British Romantic Comedies........................................................................................................6
History....................................................................................................................................6
Key Figures:.......................................................................................................................6
Working Title Films...........................................................................................................6
Romcom Tropes.....................................................................................................................6
Misc....................................................................................................................................6
Setting.................................................................................................................................6
Characterisation..................................................................................................................6
Narrative.............................................................................................................................7
Stylistic traits......................................................................................................................7
, 2
Ideology..................................................................................................................................7
Most common criticisms....................................................................................................7
Notting Hill (1999).................................................................................................................8
Victim: Sexuality and Social Class............................................................................................8
Basil Dearden and Michael Relph: A Filmmaking Duo........................................................8
Phase One: 1940s and 50s..................................................................................................8
Phase Two: 1950s and early 60s........................................................................................8
Phase Three........................................................................................................................8
Social Problem Films.................................................................................................................8
Examples of their social problem films..................................................................................9
The Blue Lamp (1950).......................................................................................................9
I Believe in You (1952).......................................................................................................9
Violent Playground (1958).................................................................................................9
Sapphire (1959)..................................................................................................................9
Victim (1961) — the last of their social problem films.....................................................9
James Bond Franchise..............................................................................................................10
The Origins of James Bond..................................................................................................10
How do you keep a franchise alive?.....................................................................................10
Villains.................................................................................................................................10
Legacy..................................................................................................................................11
British Crime Cinema: Brit Noir..............................................................................................11
Classical Hollywood Gangster Films formula:....................................................................11
American Film Noir.............................................................................................................11
Examples of British Crime Films.........................................................................................11
