A prestige picture is a magazine produced to bolster the perceived artistic integrity, rather than to turn a large profit; the studio may even expect the magazine to lose money.
History 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. The films' screenwriters drew material from historical events, well-known literary classics, or popular novels or plays.
See also
Art film Cinema of the United Kingdom Cinema of the United States Film criticism Quality television New Hollywood Indiewood Oscar bait
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