Scotland in FilmEdinburgh University Press, 1990 - 250 páginas From "Whisky Galore" and "Edge of the World" to "Local Hero" and "Highlander", Scotland has been presented on film in various degrees of reality by both Hollywood and British film-makers. This book gives an illustrated analysis of the myth and reality in Scottish films over the last 60 years. It surveys and summarizes each film in chronological order and places it in historical context. Production details of the more important films are discussed and the difficulties of funding in Britain are outlined. The book also examines the whole problem of presenting a realistic and recognizable picture of national life and achievement in Scotland. |
Contenido
Through Myth to Reality | 1 |
From Annie Laurie to the Glourie | 9 |
The Debt to Drifters | 31 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 11 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
Alan Alex Mackenzie Alexander Archie Duncan Art direction Associate producer audiences Bill Douglas Bill Forsyth Brigadoon British Film camera Castle Cedric Thorpe Davie character Charles cinema Clyde David director documentary Donald Duncan Macrae Edinburgh Film Festival Editing Edward McConnell Eric Film Productions Film Unit film-making film's Films of Scotland finance Finlay Currie Forsyth Hardy Frank Fulton Mackay George girl Glasgow Gordon Jackson Harry Watt Highland Higson Hollywood Hugh humour island Jack James Jameson Clark Jean Taylor-Smith John Grierson John Laurie Laurence Henson Loch London Macbeth Mackendrick Mark Littlewood Mary Michael Powell mins Muir Mathieson Murray Grigor Music composed Neil Paterson novel performance Peter Photography play players Prince Charlie Rob Roy Robert scene Scotland Scots Scott Scottish films Scottish Office screen Screenplay Script and direction sequence setting short films shot St Kilda story Studios television Theatre theme Waverley Steps Whisky Galore writing wrote young