Sarah Street is a leading scholar in film studies, whose work delves into the intricate relationship between cinema and its broader cultural and architectural contexts. Her research often explores the transatlantic flow of cinematic ideas and innovations, particularly focusing on European and British film traditions. She has a distinguished interest in the historical development of filmmaking technologies, such as the introduction of color and the specifics of British Technicolor.
Eastmancolor and branding -- Institutions and Eastmancolor -- Comedy and satire -- Social realism and contemporary drama -- The colour of crime -- The colour fantastic : fantasy, horror and science fiction -- Historical and costume films -- Musicals, pop music and the concert film -- Colour and collaboration -- Art, experimental/avant grade practices -- Amateur colour filmmaking -- Short, documentary and advertising films -- Sex and Eastmancolor -- Cultures and practices of preservation and restoration.
Exploring key concerns and debates in British cinema, the book utilizes a variety of documents, including official papers and fan magazines, to provide a deeper understanding of cinema's role in national culture. Sarah Street highlights how these materials illuminate significant moments in British cinema history, enriching the reader's perspective on the subject.
Examining various genres from Ealing comedies to heritage films, this book delves into the eclectic nature of British cinema. It contextualizes the films within their social, financial, and political backgrounds, offering a comprehensive evaluation that highlights the unique aspects and evolution of British filmmaking.
"'Black Narcissus", now heralded as a masterpiece, is a landmark film in the influential canon of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. With the centenary of Powell's birth in 2005 this timely book - the first dedicated exclusively to the film - draws on archival documents, original set drawings and stills to demonstrate its remarkable achievements, both as a production and as a vehicle for ideas. Looking at the film's enduring images of both place and gender, Sarah Street also examines "Black Narcissus" as a masterly technical accomplishment - with cinematographer Jack Cardiff's experiments in Technicolor just one of its many advances - as well as a meditation on the end of empire. Looking too at the film's controversial reception by international critics and censors, and its subsequent impact on experimental filmmakers, Street explores issues of technique, style, performance and interpretation to reveal the continued relevance of "Black Narcissus" today.
Costume and Dress Codes in Popular Film presents an overview of the literature on film costume, together with a series of detailed case studies which highlight how costume is a key signifier in film texts. Sarah Street demonstrates how costume relates in fundamental ways to the study of film narrative and mise-en-scene, in some cases constituting a language of its own. In particular the book foregrounds the related issues of adaptation and embodiment in a variety of different genres and investigates this under-explored area through extensive analysis of popular films including The Talented Mr Ripley, Desperately Seeking Susan, and The Matrix.
Focusing on the years following World War II, this book explores how Pinewood became the leading film studio in Britain, thriving when others closed. It offers a detailed micro history of the studio's resilience during a turbulent period, contrasting its practices and technologies with those of Hollywood. Analyzing thirteen films from 1946-47, it reveals how economic challenges spurred creative innovations. The narrative is enriched by insights into management and labor culture, highlighted through the studio's magazine, Pinewood Merry-Go-Round, which showcases employee life and activities.
This study reassesses Deborah Kerr's career, focusing on her unique screen qualities such as expression, gesture, voice, and costume. It covers iconic films like The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and From Here to Eternity, exploring her evolution from an 'English rose' to challenging roles, enhancing the understanding of film stars and performances.
Set in the same world as A Curse of Salt, a heartbreaking sapphic romantasy
inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.A broken treatyA wolf in sheep's clothing
And a love that will need to defy all odds to survive HER RED HOOD CAN'T
PROTECT HER HEART . . .A fifty-year-old treaty between pirates and the city of
Bray lies in tatters, so Mersey sets out to free her city - and herself - from
the clutches of the Heartless King. But when her reckless plan fails, she
finds herself captured by the world's most notorious pirate crew.As Mersey
battles between fighting for Bray's safety and falling into the arms of the
ship's cold-blooded first mate, Golde, she's soon caught up in the beginnings
of a war; one she knows will have disastrous consequences for the people she
loves, but just might be the thing to set her free. Amid lies, betrayal and a
blossoming love for someone she is supposed to want dead, Mersey is torn
between two lives.Uncover lurking wolves prepared to pounce and a sweeping
romantasy in this enemies-to-lovers fairytale twist set upon stormy seas.
Perfect for fans of Lies We Sing to the Sea and Marissa Meyer.
Sarah Street and Joshua Yumibe provide a revelatory history of how the use of
color in film led the way in creating a chromatically vibrant culture.
Focusing on the final decade of silent film, Chromatic Modernity portrays the
1920s as a pivotal and profoundly chromatic period of cosmopolitan exchange,
collaboration, and experimentation.
The romantic Beauty and the Beast retelling of your dreams - perfect for fans
of reimagined fairy tales and dark, brooding love interests ... A heartless
beastA sister's sacrificeAnd a love so strong it will drown the raging sea
...THIS FAIRY TALE IS CURSEDIn a kingdom that fears the sea, Ria Lucroy longs
to be brave. Bodies are washing ashore and everyone knows who's to blame.
Legends of the Heartless King shroud the continent in fear; they call him a
pirate, a monster, a god. When his mercenaries raid her father's merchant
ship, Ria's family is faced with a horrifying demand. They will spare his
life, in exchange for one of his daughters.Determined to save her sisters, Ria
launches herself into the world of pirates. Face-to-face with the Heartless
King, she finds he is far more than the stories told. He is a man, with a
human name and blood-stained hands, bound to the seas by a centuries-old
curse. As their chemistry blooms into something more, Ria finds herself caught
in an ancient web of secrets. Battling creatures of the deep alongside those
that reign its surface, Ria discovers how to love a heartless man and that
some curses aren't so easy to break.Prepare for stormy seas and swoony romance
in this addictive enemies-to-lovers fairytale romance. Perfect for fans of
Brigid Kemmerer's Cursebreakers series and Sarah J Maas's A Court of Thorns
and Roses.
