The spacesuit film
Westfahl, Gary.
The spacesuit film a history, 1918-1969 / [electronic resource] : Gary Westfahl ; foreword by Michael Cassutt. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - x, 361 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index. Includes filmography (p. 323-339).
Introduction: pre-flight briefing -- First flights: the early films -- The true frontier: the classic films -- Wild adventures: the melodramatic films -- Ships of fools: the humorous films -- Space frights: the horrific films -- Parallel flight paths: the foreign-language films -- From reel to real: the rebirth and death of the films -- Return to Earth: films after 1969.
"This critical history comprehensively examines science fiction films that portray space travel realistically by having characters wear spacesuits. It discusses classics; innumerable films which gesture toward realism but betray that goal with melodramatic villains, low comedy, or improbably monsters; the distinctive spacesuit films of Western Europe, Russia and Japan; and America's televised Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Space flights in motion pictures.
Outer space in motion pictures.
Astronauts in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.S26 / W48 2012eb
791.43/656
The spacesuit film a history, 1918-1969 / [electronic resource] : Gary Westfahl ; foreword by Michael Cassutt. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - x, 361 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index. Includes filmography (p. 323-339).
Introduction: pre-flight briefing -- First flights: the early films -- The true frontier: the classic films -- Wild adventures: the melodramatic films -- Ships of fools: the humorous films -- Space frights: the horrific films -- Parallel flight paths: the foreign-language films -- From reel to real: the rebirth and death of the films -- Return to Earth: films after 1969.
"This critical history comprehensively examines science fiction films that portray space travel realistically by having characters wear spacesuits. It discusses classics; innumerable films which gesture toward realism but betray that goal with melodramatic villains, low comedy, or improbably monsters; the distinctive spacesuit films of Western Europe, Russia and Japan; and America's televised Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Space flights in motion pictures.
Outer space in motion pictures.
Astronauts in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.S26 / W48 2012eb
791.43/656