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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Barry Keith Grant

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Upon its release in 1956, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was commonly perceived as another B-thriller in the cycle of science fiction and horror films that proliferated at the time. But in the 50 years since, its reputation has grown from cult status to become an acknowledged classic of American cinema. In the first comprehensive critical study of the film, Barry Keith Grant traces the film's historical context, it appeared in an America gripped by Cold War paranoia and atomic anxieties, and its production history, and goes on to explore the importance of genre, Communism, conformity, modernity, post-War society, and gender for an understanding of the film's cultural contexts and metaphorical weight.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: British Film Institute

Release: March 01, 2011

ISBN: 1844572781

ISBN 13: 9781844572786

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Barry Keith Grant

0/5 ( ratings)

Upon its release in 1956, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was commonly perceived as another B-thriller in the cycle of science fiction and horror films that proliferated at the time. But in the 50 years since, its reputation has grown from cult status to become an acknowledged classic of American cinema. In the first comprehensive critical study of the film, Barry Keith Grant traces the film's historical context, it appeared in an America gripped by Cold War paranoia and atomic anxieties, and its production history, and goes on to explore the importance of genre, Communism, conformity, modernity, post-War society, and gender for an understanding of the film's cultural contexts and metaphorical weight.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: British Film Institute

Release: March 01, 2011

ISBN: 1844572781

ISBN 13: 9781844572786

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