George Orwell on Screen

Adaptations, Documentaries and Docudramas on Film and Television

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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British author and essayist George Orwell shot to fame with two iconic novels: the anti-Stalinist satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four.A few years after his death in 1950, the CIA bankrolled screen adaptations of both novels as Cold War propaganda. Orwell's depiction of a totalitarian police state captivated the media in the 1980s. Today, mounting anxieties about digital surveillance and globalization have made him a hot property in Hollywood.Drawing on interviews with actors, writers, directors and producers, this book presents the first comprehensive study of Orwell on film and television. Beginning with CBS's 1953 live production of Nineteen Eighty-Four that mirrored the McCarthy witch hunts, the author covers 20 wide-ranging adaptations, documentaries and biopics, including two lost BBC dramatizations from 1965.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-09-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:255
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476673691

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Freelance journalist David Ryan is a former film critic, arts writer and features editor for London’s Ham & High newspaper series. He lives in Hartlepool, United Kingdom.

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“An intriguing and magnificently researched book”—George Orwell Studies; “Orwell fans will appreciate the deep erudition and passion the author has for his subject... Written in a warm and engaging style, Ryan avoids a merely chronological progression of facts, figures, summaries and detail by sprinkling amusing and insightful anecdotes, gleaned from a wide variety of sources, about each production...shows us what has been lost from the historical, audio-visual record...essential reading for scholars, teachers, students and an ever growing legion of Orwell fans. It is both a good reference tool and enjoyable read.”—The Orwell Society; “Punctiliously assembled every adaptation, documentary and ‘docudrama’ brought to film and television alongside a great deal of amusing commentary”—The Times Literary Supplement (England).

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Table of ContentsForeword by A.L. KennedyPrefaceIntroductionThe 1950s: Bashing the USSR1. Studio One: 1984 (1953)2. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)3. Animal Farm (1954)4. 1984 (1956)The 1960s: A Brief Revival5. The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1965)6. George Orwell 1903–1950 (1965)7. The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (1965)8. The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965)The 1970s: Reclaimed by the Left9. The Road to the Left (1971)10. The Road to Wigan Pier (A Musical Documentary) (1973)The 1980s: Man of the Year11. The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1983)12. Arena: George Orwell (1983–84)13. The Road to 1984 (1984)14. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)The 1990s: Heritage Orwell15. A Merry War (1997)16. Animal Farm (1999)The 2000s: Centenary17. George Orwell: A Life in Pictures (2003)18. The South Bank Show (2003)19. Orwell Against the Tide (2003)The 2010s: Identity Politics20. Peaceforce (2011)21. Shooting an Elephant (2016)22. Assorted Orwell23. Not-Quites and Near-MissesChapter NotesBibliographyIndex