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1 online resource (290 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; The Future Revisited; Introduction: Jules Verne and the Cinema; Chapter One: From Novel to Film:; Chapter Two: Sightseeing with Todd-AO; Chapter Three: Travelling Domestic; Chapter Four: The Future in the Past; Conclusion: Looking Back; End Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Colour Plates; Also Available. |
| Summary |
The Future Revisited examines Hollywood adaptations of Jules Verne stories and is an interdisciplinary study that offers a fresh perspective on film history, French literature, science fiction and America in the 1950s. It is a fascinating and authoritative account of how the stories of Jules Verne, a distinguished French novelist better known around the world as the father of science fiction and an accurate predictor of much of the twentieth century, found particular resonance with US filmma ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 -- Film adaptations.
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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. |
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Film adaptations.
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French fiction -- 19th century -- Film adaptations.
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French fiction. |
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19th century |
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Film adaptations -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Film adaptations. |
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United States. |
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ART -- Film & Video. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference. |
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1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Film adaptations.
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Print version: Schiltz, Francoise. Future Revisited : Jules Verne on Screen in 1950s America. Luton : Andrews UK, ©2011 9780956559524 |
| ISBN |
9780957112858 (electronic book) |
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0957112858 (electronic book) |
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