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1940s-50s. Coined the ‘Golden Era’ of British cinema, tickets sales and movie production peaked in the decade of the Fabulous Forties. In 1940, cinemas were closed due to fears the buildings would become targets for air raids in the newest World War.
- The History of Flash Fiction
An incredibly popular fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf teaches...
- The History of Flash Fiction
On 26 July 2010 it was announced that the UK Film Council, which was the main body responsible for the development of promotion of British cinema during the 2000s, would be abolished, with many of the abolished body's functions being taken over by the British Film Institute.
- The Gainsborough Melodramas
- The Ealing Comedies
- The Studios’ Legacy
- Conclusion
The first major studio that pioneered their own genre of film was Gainsborough Studios, based in London, which was founded in 1924. Although it produced a plethora of films between its foundation and its closure in 1951, it is most famously remembered for the Gainsborough melodramas, a collection of films produced in the 1940s. These films became i...
Another major name in the studio film boom was Ealing Studios, a London-based studio that started in 1902. Ealing still produces films, TV and music videos to this day, but one of the most important eras of its history was the popularity of the Ealing comedy. Beginning in 1947, the year after the final commonly-accepted Gainsborough melodrama was r...
The popularity of both of these strains of studio film can be compared to modern day trends in cinema. Although to directly link cinematic movements over half a century would be a foolish overstatement, various elements of both Gainsborough melodramas and Ealing comedies can be seen in films to this day. Gainsborough melodramas, being mostly period...
The rise of studio films as important cinematic movements had no previous precedent in the history of British cinema, but the economic success of a series of thematically linked films would clearly be at home in the twenty-first century. Using the same sets, recurring crew and casts, and stories that spoke to British experiences in the war, the stu...
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Nov 2, 2020 · Blog. ‘Luxury in Suburbia’ – Exploring the Golden Age of Cinema Going. November 2, 2020 In 1920s, Headlines from History by Rose Staveley-Wadham. In 1948 cinema attendance peaked with a staggering 1,650 million visits recorded in Great Britain throughout that year.
Jun 18, 2020 · The first British multiplex was built in Milton Keynes in 1985, sparking a boom in out-of-town multiplex cinemas. Today, most people see films on television, whether terrestrial, satellite or subscription video on demand (SVOD) services.
Mar 30, 2023 · The Golden Age of British cinema, spanning from the late 1940s to the 1960s, is widely regarded as a period of remarkable creativity and innovation in the film industry. During this time, British filmmakers created some of the most iconic films that are still beloved and studied today.
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Learn about the period of prolific creativity in British cinema between 1945 and 1960s, its defining characteristics and lasting impact.
