Singin' in the Rain

78 Pages·1992·4.904 MB·English

by  Peter Wollen

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BFI FILM CLASSICS
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Cinema is a fragile medium. Many of the great classic films of the past
now exist, if at all, in damaged or incomplete prints. Concerned about
the deterioration in the physical state of our film heritage, the National
Film Archive, a Division of the British Film Institute, has compiled a
list of 360 key films in the history of the cinema. The long-term goal of
the Archive is to build a collection of perfect showprints of these films,
which will then be screened regularly at the Museum of the Moving
Image in London in a year-round repertory.
BFI Publishing has now commissioned a series of books to stand
alongside these titles. Authors, including film critics and scholars,
film-makers, novelists, historians and those distinguished in the arts,
have been invited to write on a film of their choice, drawn from the
Archive’s list. Each volume will present the author’s own insights into
the chosen film, together with a brief production history and a detailed
filmography, notes and bibliography. The numerous illustrations have
been specially made from the Archive’s own prints.
With new titles published each year, the BFI Film Classics series
will rapidly grow into an authoritative and highly readable guide to the
great films of world cinema.
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First published in 1992 by the
BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
21 Stephen Street, London W1P 1PL
Copyright © Peter Wollen 1992
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Wollen, Peter
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Singin’ in the Rain. (BFI Film Classics Series)
I. Title II. Series
791.43
ISBN 0-85170-351-8
Designed by
Andrew Barron & Collis Clements Associates
Typesetting by
Fakenham Photosetting Limited, Norfolk
Printed in Great Britain by
The Trinity Press, Worcester
CONTENTS
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 9
Notes 67
Credits 68
Bibliography 70