Licence to Thrill

A Cultural History of the James Bond Films

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by James Chapman

Type: Studies
Subject: One Film > James Bond
Keywords: James Bond
Publishing date: 2024 (May 16, 2024)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Collection: Cinema and Society
Third edition
Language: English

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Physical desc.

Paperback • 328 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-350-21108-7

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Book Presentation:
In this new edition of Licence To Thrill, James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the James Bond film series from the first picture, Dr No (1962), to the present. He considers the origins of the films in the spy thrillers of Ian Fleming and examines the production histories of the films in the contexts of the British and international film industries.

This edition includes a new introduction and chapters on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Chapman explores how the films have changed over time in response to developments in the wider film culture and society at large. He charts the ever-evolving Bond formula, analysing the films' representations of nationhood, class, and gender in a constantly shifting cinematic and ideological landscape.

About the Author:
James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. He is the editor of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, and his most recent books include Dr No: The First James Bond Film (2022), Contemporary British Television Drama (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020) and Hitchcock and the Spy Film (I.B. Tauris, 2018).

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