Gothic London: Recreating the Ancient City on Screen

The earliest London-made films showed the Victorian city doing everyday business, before its fictional screen image became increasingly shadowy and sinister. Gothic or 'gaslight' visions of London have remained popular with cinema audiences, providing a fictional and often eerie counterpoint to the growth of the modern city. A lecture by Professor Ian Christie, Visiting Professor in the History of Film and Media 24 September 2018 The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are a...