Family Films In Global Cinema: The World Beyond Disney Hardcover

With the huge global success of Hollywood 'family film' franchises, such as Harry Potter, it is unsurprising that there have been many attempts to emulate this success. In recent years, there has been an explosion in international production of films for both adults and children - resulting in an erosion of the dominance of The Disney Company and the other major Hollywood Studios in family film production. "Family Films in Global Cinema" is the first serious examination of films for child and family audiences in a global context. Whereas most previous studies of children's films and family films have concerned themselves with Disney, this book encompasses both live-action and animated films from the Hollywood, British, Australian, East German, Russian, Indian, Japanese and Brazilian cinemas. As well as examining international family films previously ignored by scholars, the collection also presents a fresh perspective on familiar movies such as "The Railway Children," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Babe," and the "Harry Potter" series.

1784530085

9781784530082

English

I.B.Tauris and Co. Ltd.

3/25/2015

304

Noel Brown has a PhD in film from Newcastle University (UK), where he has taught several courses on film. Currently an independent scholar, he is author of "The Hollywood Family Film: A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter" (I.B.Tauris, 2012), and is presently researching the history of British children's cinema. Bruce Babington is Emeritus Professor of Film at Newcastle University (UK). He has published widely on Hollywood, British and New Zealand cinema. His most recent book is" The Sports Film: Games People Play" (2014).

Bruce Babington

Noel Brown