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245 10 a| Invasion of the body snatchersh| [electronic resource] /c| Barry Keith Grant.;

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300 a| 111 p. :b| ill. ;c| 19 cm.;

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Invasion of the body snatchers / Barry Keith Grant.

Author/creator	Grant, Barry Keith, 1947-
Other author	British Film Institute.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan in association with the British Film Institute,
Description	111 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Invasion of the body snachers (Motion picture : 1956)

Series	BFI film classics
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- Historical context -- Contemporary Hollywood -- Production history -- Genre -- Don Siegel, director -- Communism and conformity -- Modernity and postwar society -- Gender -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"Upon its release in 1956, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was commonly perceived as another B-thriller in the cycle of science fiction and horror films that proliferated at the time. But in the 50 years since, its reputation has grown from cult status to become an acknowledged classic of American cinema. In the first comprehensive critical study of the film, Barry Keith Grant traces the film's historical context, it appeared in an America gripped by Cold War paranoia and atomic anxieties, and its production history, and goes on to explore the importance of genre, Communism, conformity, modernity, post-War society, and gender for an understanding of the film's cultural contexts and metaphorical weight"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p.110-111)
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010034133
ISBN	9781844572786 (pbk.)

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