The British Pop Music Film: The Beatles and Beyond
- ISBN-10
- 0230392237
- ISBN-13
- 9780230392236
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-07
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- S. Glynn
Description
The first detailed examination of the place of pop music film in British cinema, Stephen Glynn explores the interpenetration of music and cinema in an economic, social and aesthetic context through case studies ranging from Cliff Richard to The Rolling Stones, and from The Beatles to Plan B.
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