Invasion of the body snatchers:

"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...

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1. Verfasser: Grant, Barry Keith 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Basingstoke ; New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Schriftenreihe:Bfi film classics 51
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-111). - Popcorn and podsnappery -- Pod people -- The Siegel question -- Roots and tendrils -- Politics of the pod -- The meaning of fear -- Bad seeds
Beschreibung:111 S. Ill. 19 cm
ISBN:9781844572786
1844572781

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