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5.0 out of 5 stars lost worlds rescued from oblivion, 19 Feb 2006

By	Robert Shennerton (Barnsley, England) - See all my reviews

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This is a warm and witty portrait of british cinema by an author who has obviously spent thousands of hours talking with old survivors of the british movie business and wathing the films themselves - something that not all authors on this subject can claim.

It's completely, utterly fascinating - it's like going to a seance and seeing the dead conjured before your eyes. All kinds of bizarre and shocking stories are here, but Sweet tells them with tenderness and humour. It's a funny, tragic treat that has captured stories and experiences that other wise would have been lost forever.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An alternative view of British cinema, 14 Jun 2005

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I found this a fascinating account of British cinema history - warts and all.

And it is a strange history - the sudden upheavals, the scarcely credible characters, the gap between sumptuous cinematic image and seedier realities, the saviours of British cinema arriving in some very odd disguises.

All told with an eye for telling detail and a vast knowledge of the material. And underpinned by a deep affection for British cinema - if not always for its leading players.

While its true the author sometimes does not pull his punches the book is clearly a personal history, and in my view he is entitled to his opinion.

British cinema may have sometimes been a shabby, shallow or ill-funded thing but its always been our own. All its stories deserve to be told and this book is an excellent guide to the less well known.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet history, 21 Sep 2007

By	ICB "icb8" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews

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for me the joy of this book was reading about the silent era and discovering just how good the British silent film era was. What is so sad is nigh on 80% of all silent films of that era are lost. Sweet's book completely changed my view of this period of British film making which as been overshadowed by Hollywoods great success and the fact there has long been a predjudiced view of British fim making in that era.

I found this book a fascinating revelation and though it goes on to cover later eras it is at it's best, for me, when revealing a lost history of silent films. This book is a real gem for anyone with interest in the British film industry and a great read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Uneven but worthwhile
This is, in my opinion, a fascinating insight into the history not just of a particular British studio but also a whole era in British cinema. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sniping disguised as history.
Matthew Sweet's prose is so charming and elegantly constructed that it captivates from the first chapter; long before the more saleable 'salacious elements' arrive. Read more

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