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World Film Locations: Glasgow
World Film Locations: Glasgow explores Scotland’s biggest city and the many locations in which its films are viewed, set, and shot. Taking in the important moments and movements in its rich cinematic history, this book seeks to discover the city’s culture, character, and comedy through its cinematic identity. Essays cover a variety of topics including a background of Glasgow’s cinema-goers and picture houses, the evolution of Scots comedy, and the role of the city as inspiration for grassroots and underground filmmakers, as well as big Hollywood productions. Thirty-eight films are featured, from classics like Forsyth’s Gregory’s Girl and Loach’s Carla’s Song to cult hits like Boyle’s Trainspotting. Bollywood is also represented, alongside European titles and grim Scots realism like Sweet Sixteen, My Name is Joe, and Red Road, and new titles including Fast Romance, Perfect Sense, and NEDs, making this an essential guide to Scotland in film.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Glasgow: City of the Imagination
Paul Gallagher
Cinema City: Glasgow’s Passion for Cinema
Neil Johnson-Symington
Map of Scenes 1–7: 1973–1984
Glaswegian Comedy: A Distinct Sense of Humour
Keir Hind
Map of Scenes 8–14: 1984–1998
The Gift of Constraint: Danish-Scottish Collaboration and the Advance Party
Pasquale Iannone
Map of Scenes 15–20: 1998–2001
Glasgow’s Kitchen Sink: The Cinema of Ken Loach and Peter Mullan
David Archibald
Map of Scenes 21–26: 2001–2003
Dear Green Shoots: Underground Film-Making in Glasgow
Sean Welsh
Map of Scenes 27–32: 2003–2005
Glasgow: Hollywood’s Film Set
Nicola Balkind
Map of Scenes 33–38: 2005–2011
Resources
Contributors
Filmography
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