{"product_id":"9781501375019-the-drive-in","title":"The Drive-In","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutdoor Cinema in 1950s America and the Popular Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emeaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a ‘passion pit’ or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of a film programme apparently limited to old, low-budget or independent films and characterising drive-in operators as industry outsiders. They retain a hold on the popular imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Drive-In \u003c\/i\u003eidentifies the mix of generations in the drive-in audience as well as accounts that articulate individual experiences, from the drive-in as a dating venue to a segregated space. Through detailed analysis of the film industry trade press, local newspapers and a range of other primary sources including archival records on cinemas and cinema circuits in Arkansas, California, New York State and Texas, this book examines how drive-ins were integrated into local communities and the film industry and reveals the importance and range of drive-in programmes that were often close to that of their indoor neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57946294387062,"sku":"9781501375019","price":39.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31895335.jpg?v=1779688194","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501375019-the-drive-in","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}