Prestige picture
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]
History
[edit]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]
See also
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- Art film
- Cinema of the United Kingdom
- Cinema of the United States
- Film criticism
- Quality television
- New Hollywood
- Indiewood
- Oscar bait
References
[edit]- ^ "Cinema: Prestige Picture". Time. August 16, 1937. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Moylan, Brian (January 3, 2011). "Now Is the Season for Prestige Picture Fatigue". Gawker. Retrieved February 4, 2017.