NEW: Part II of my post on Ealing's films and their typical plot elements, focusing on its post-war comedies and dramas, and their rootedness in the structures of the studio's war films. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. #filmsky#skystorians#polisky
After the war ended, Ealing’s comedies and dramas continued to bear the narrative hallmarks of the films it had made about the conflict.
It follows Part I, which focused on the films the studio made about the Second World War both during and after the conflict - still freely available to read for the time being.
The Second World War was the formative period for Ealing Studios under Michael Balcon, and the nascent mythologisation of the conflict became embedded in its mode of storytelling.