The Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph

Alan Burton; Tim O'Sullivan

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2009

The Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph

Alan Burton and Tim O'Sullivan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748632527

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This book offers the first full systematic assessment and evaluation of the cinema of this important filmmaking partnership. Dearden and Relph came together at the famous Ealing Studios in the wartime period and became the most prolific production team at the studio, contributing such popular and critically acclaimed films as The Captive Heart (1946), The Blue Lamp (1950) and Pool of London (1951). Later in the 1950s, Dearden and Relph branched out into independent production and became particularly associated with a cycle of controversial social problem films that included Sapphire (1959) and Victim (1961).This new study takes an extensive view of the cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph. It considers in detail their contribution to the celebrated achievements of wartime cinema at Ealing, brings a new focus to their post-war films that addressed masculine adjustment in a period of rapid change, takes a fresh look at the prominent group of social problem films within their work, and offers an original study of their later period of filmmaking for the international market in the 1960s. Attention is also given to the significant place of comedy in their cinema and Michael Relph's considerable achievements as an art director. The book will be of interest to all students of film history and a general readership that takes a keen interest in British cinema.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Alan Burton and Tim O’Sullivan Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword James Dearden and Simon Relph Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Biography and Career Notes Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: ‘Two on a Tandem’? Dearden and Relph: Authorship and British Cinema Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Apprenticeship and Beyond: Comedy Traditions and Film Design Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
2. The Formative Period: The War Years and the Ethos of Ealing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. Dramas of Masculine Adjustment I: Tragic Melodramas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
4. Dramas of Masculine Adjustment II: Men in Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
5. Dramas of Social Tension and Adjustment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
6. Ethical Dilemmas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
7. The International Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Appendix: ‘Inside Ealing’: Michael Relph Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
Filmography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 376
Illustrations
- Other: 41 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

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Published: December 14, 2009
ISBN: 9780748632527