Soho on Screen: Cinematic Spaces of Bohemia and Cosmopolitanism, 1948-1963

by Jingan Young

Despite Soho's rich cultural history, there remains an absence of work on the depiction of the popular neighbourhood in film. Soho on Screen provides one of the first studies of Soho within post-war British cinema. Drawing upon historical, cultural and urban studies of the area, this book explores twelve films and theatrically released documentaries from a filmography of over one hundred Soho set productions. While predominantly focusing on low-budget,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180539729X
• ISBN13: 9781805397298
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 262 Pages