{"product_id":"the-golden-age-of-cinema-by-richard-jewell-9781405163736","title":"The Golden Age of Cinema","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable yet deeply informed account of the economics, technology, censorship, style, genres, stars and history of Hollywood during its \u003cem\u003eclassical\u003c\/em\u003e era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age of Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e is a major introductory textbook covering what is arguably the most fertile and exciting period in film, 1929-1945. It analyses many of the seminal films from the period, from \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, considering the impact they had then and still have today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt tackles the shaping forces of the period: the business practices of the industry, technological developments, censorship restraints, narrative strategies, evolution of genres, and the stars and the star system. The book explores the major social, political, economic, and cultural events that helped to shape contemporary commercial cinema. Other leisure activities that influenced Hollywood production, including radio, vaudeville, theatre, and fiction, are also examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a jargon-free, lively style, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age of Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e features a number of illustrations throughout the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599448162540,"sku":"9781405163736","price":78.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405163736-the-golden-age-of-cinema.jpg?v=1777979237","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-golden-age-of-cinema-by-richard-jewell-9781405163736","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}