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Prestige picture

Prestige picture

Type of film

A prestige picture is a film produced to bolster the film studio's perceived artistic integrity, rather than to turn a large profit;[1] the studio may even expect the film to lose money.[2]

"Prestige film" redirects here. For the 1932 film, see Prestige (film). For the 2006 film, see The Prestige (film).

History

Prestige pictures are largely the province of major Hollywood film studios — such as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. — that produce numerous films every year.

In the 1930s, such studios might release one prestige picture per year.[2] The films' screenwriters drew material from historical events, well-known literary classics, or popular novels or plays.[3]

Notable examples

In many cases, Hollywood film studios have enlisted British actors and directors for the production of prestige films.[4] One producer of prestige pictures within the United Kingdom's own film industry was Alexander Korda (1893–1956).[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Cinema: Prestige Picture". Time. August 16, 1937. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Harmetz, Aljean (2013). "The Studio, 1938". The Making of The Wizard of Oz. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-61374-832-9. OCLC 837180455. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Balio, Tino (1995). "Production Trends". History of the American Cinema, Volume 5: Grand Design—Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930–1939. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-520-20334-8. OCLC 32738211. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Giannetti, Louis D. (1981). Masters of the American Cinema. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall. p. 213. ISBN 9780135601020. OCLC 7197462.
  5. [5]
    Jackson, Russell (2006). "Remembering Bergner's Rosalind". In Holland, Peter (ed.). Shakespeare, Memory and Performance. Cambridge University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-521-86380-3. OCLC 70883148. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

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