Upon its release in 1956, Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was commonly perceived as another B-thriller in the cycle of science fiction and horror films that proliferated at the time. But in the 50 years since, its reputation has grown from cult status to become an acknowledged classic of American cinema. In the first comprehensive critical study of the film, Barry Keith Grant traces the film's historical context, it appeared in an America gripped by Cold War paranoia and atomic anxieties, and its production history, and goes on to explore the importance of genre, Communism, conformity, modernity, post-War society, and gender for an understanding of the film's cultural contexts and metaphorical weight.
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Barry Keith Grant is professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than a dozen books on film, and his work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He is the coauthor, with Jim Hillier, of 100 Documentary Films in the BFI Screen Guides series. He lives in Ontario.
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Clear, concise, insightful, and eminently readable
Jun 25 2011
By Robert A. Klimowski
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Although much has been written about "Invasion..." in the past, this is the first book to draw all the disparate sources together into a "summary statement" of the film as a whole. Thank you, Professor Grant, for distilling the essence of previous commentary/research and presenting it in clear, succinct prose. This may sound like something that any competent literary craftsman could pull off, but this book constitutes more than a mere precis. Professor Grant has so internalized his source material that he comes to conclusions swiftly, painlessly, and convincingly. (My only reservations in this regard occur in Chapter 6 which deals largely with gender role interpretations. I may not be convinced here, but I can see his points.)
You will save yourself hours by consulting this volume first before any other. Being intimately familiar with the film and a fair amount of the commentary/criticism, I had the pleasure of learning new information as well as solidifying older ideas that hadn't really taken root previously. An eminently readable and informed look at a classic film.
You will save yourself hours by consulting this volume first before any other. Being intimately familiar with the film and a fair amount of the commentary/criticism, I had the pleasure of learning new information as well as solidifying older ideas that hadn't really taken root previously. An eminently readable and informed look at a classic film.
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Very informative for fans of the movies...
April 24 2011
By Barbara
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Nice book illustrated with interesting scenes from the Body snatchers films. the over emphasis on the communist scare of the 50's gets a bit old after a while. I usually view these movies as less than political, and watch them for their scares. All in all, another great BFI book, highly recommended.
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