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Cultural and Media Studies : British Cinema and TV

Gerrard, Steven The Carry On Films

Features in-depth discussion of the Carry On films Explores the films’ characters as representations of traditional and contextual masculinity and female sexuality Situates the films in both tradition and contextual worlds Features in-depth analysis of Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Cabby, Carry On At Your Convenience, Carry On Spying, Carry On Screaming!, Carry On Cowboy, and Carry On Up The Khyber Saucy, rude and vulgar—the 31 Carry On films remain an important part of the history of British cinematic and low brow comedy. In this book, Gerrard discusses the Carry On roots in the music halls of the Victorians and the saucy seaside postcards of Donald McGill. Made in post-war Britain, these films reflect a remarkable period of social change as the British Empire Palgrave Macmillan faded and a nation learned to laugh at itself. Nothing was sacred to the Carry On team. James 1st ed. 2016, XI, 252 p. Bond and Cleopatra were mercilessly lampooned, Miss World competitions and toilet factories 1st came in for a cinematic pasting, while Sid James’ laugh, Barbara Windsor’s wiggle, Kenneth edition Williams’ flared nostrils and Charles Hawtrey’s “Oh, hello!” became synonymous with laughter, merriment and fun. Gerrard’s work examines the Carry On films as part of a wider canvas linking both their heritage and tradition to the contextual world they mirrored. The Carry On Printed book Films is an essential read for Carry On fans the country through.< Ding dong! Carry On! Hardcover

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