Gothic London: Recreating the Ancient City on Screen
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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.
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This event was on Mon, 24 Sep 2018
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