Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualizing Cultural Anxiety by Matthew Jones

Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualizing Cultural Anxiety

Matthew Jones

240 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

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Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualizing Cultural Anxiety by Matthew Jones is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the intersection of film, culture, and history, particularly those interested in the lesser-known stories of how science fiction cinema reflected and shaped the anxieties of 1950s Britain, offering a fresh perspective on a pivotal moment in the genre's evolution.

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For the last sixty years discussion of 1950s science fiction cinema has been dominated by claims that the genre reflected US paranoia about Soviet brainwashing and the nuclear bomb. However, classic films, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1...

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