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How did a film made to capture a pop phenomenon become an enduring cinematic classic?
With warmth, wit and precision, Samira Ahmed reveals how the Beatles' first film changed both the band themselves and pop music's relationship with the screen.

In a vivid and personal exploration, she shows how this black-and-white gem, shot in a documentary style and brimming with youthful energy, captured Britain at a moment of social transformation, with a portrayal of celebrity, camaraderie and media frenzy that still resonates today. Drawing on her own experience of first discovering the film as a child and going on to work in the television industry, Ahmed shines a spotlight on the craft behind its enduring appeal. With insights from members of the cast and crew, including her own new interviews, Ahmed highlights A Hard Day's Night's class and sexual politics, and adds a delightfully original analysis of the women in the film.

In these pages you will be transported to a time when four young men from Liverpool, via the mass medium of television, changed the way Britain saw itself and the way the world saw Britain, revealing how, and why, A Hard Day's Night has become a landmark of modern cinema.

How did a film made to capture a pop phenomenon become an enduring cinematic classic?
With warmth, wit and precision, Samira Ahmed reveals how the Beatles' first film changed both the band themselves and pop music's relationship with the screen.

In a vivid and personal exploration, she shows how this black-and-white gem, shot in a documentary style and brimming with youthful energy, captured Britain at a moment of social transformation, with a portrayal of celebrity, camaraderie and media frenzy that still resonates today. Drawing on her own experience of first discovering the film as a child and going on to work in the television industry, Ahmed shines a spotlight on the craft behind its enduring appeal. With insights from members of the cast and crew, including her own new interviews, Ahmed highlights A Hard Day's Night's class and sexual politics, and adds a delightfully original analysis of the women in the film.

In these pages you will be transported to a time when four young men from Liverpool, via the mass medium of television, changed the way Britain saw itself and the way the world saw Britain, revealing how, and why, A Hard Day's Night has become a landmark of modern cinema.

Über den Autor
Samira Ahmed is a journalist, writer, and BBC broadcaster. She presents Front Row on Radio 4, Newswatch on BBC News, and regularly hosts radio documentaries. In 2020, she was named British Broadcasting Press Guild's Audio Presenter of the Year. Ahmed has written for The Guardian, The Independent, and other publications, and she writes a regular column for New Humanist.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
1. Watching A Hard Day's Night
2. Making A Hard Day's Night
3. A Hard Day's Night and TV
4. Women in A Hard Day's Night
5. Reception and What They did Next
6. Legacy: An Early Clue to the New Direction
Notes
Credits
Select Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: BFI Film Classics
ISBN-13: 9781839029394
ISBN-10: 1839029390
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ahmed, Samira
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
British Film Institute
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Bloomsbury Publishing Ireland Limited, 29 Earlsfort Terrace, ?-D02 AY28 Dublin, productsafety@bloomsbury.com
Maße: 189 x 132 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Samira Ahmed
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2026
Gewicht: 0,206 kg
Artikel-ID: 134781309

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