The Postcard Comes to Life: Early British Film and the Seaside

Abstract

In Chapter 1 I considered how the holiday film might appeal to British audiences, and offered a speculative analysis of how audiences might respond to these films. From the present chapter onwards I look in more detail at the films themselves, contextualising them, and considering who their intended audience may have been at the times of release. I also use some of the theories and methods outlined in Chapter 2 to analyse specific film texts.