British cinema book contents

A fair copy in a good dust wrapper of a former library copy of a title which. Most criticism of british war films has been negative and sometimes derogatory, partly because of an. The british cinema book bfi film classics paperback. The routledge companion to british cinema history 1st. This anthology offers the first booklength selection of writings by key figures in this field. This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of horseracing in british cinema.

The best books on british cinema recommended by brian mcfarlane. Robert paul and the origins of british cinema, christie all chicago ebooks are on sale at 30% off with the code ebook30. A companion to british and irish cinema wiley online books. This collection of exciting new research on british cinema of the 1960s reconsiders and reframes the film culture that emerged from that tumultuous decade. Among its complicated implications for filmmakers was a stigmatization of film spectacleincluding the display of hollywood women, whose extravagant appearance connoted at best unpatriotic wastefulness and at worst collaboration with the enemy. British cinema in the second world war by jeffrey richards, anthony aldgate and tony aldgate 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Contents acknowledgments notes on contributors introduction robert murphy vb vill part one. The new edition of the british cinema book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major periods, genres. Individual articles by leading scholars are grouped in historical and thematic sections, illuminated by indepth case studies of key films and a wealth of. Black british cultural studies has attracted significant attention recently in the american academy both as a model for cultural studies generally and as a corrective to reigning constructions of blackness within africanamerican studies. The turn of the screw by americanbritish author henry james should also be included here if they have been adapted to film. Barry forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the british horror film and its fascination for macabre cinema. This volume offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of british film culture from 1997 to the present.

Another unique feature of the cinema book is its fiftyfive sidebars that support the text with indepth analysis and relevant information on over 350 films. Reevaluates a critically neglected period in british film history organised around four. The history of the worldfamous film studio by gareth owen, shepperton babylon by matthew sweet, e. Some 150 key genres, movements, theories and production terms are explained and analysed with depth and clarity. British womens cinema examines the place of femalecentred films throughout british film history, from silent melodrama and 1940s costume dramas. Films for the colonies examines the british governments use of film across its vast empire from the 1920s until widespread independence in the 1960s. This new edition will consolidate the cinema book s position as the leading teaching aid in the field. Through comprehensive contextual histories of film production and reception, together with detailed textual analysis, this book explores the aesthetic and emotive power of the enduringly popular horseracing genre, its ideologicallyinflected landscape and the ways in which horse. Novels by authors who are british along with some other nationality i.

British cinema and theatre, 19551965 by anthony aldgate, 1995 online research library. Challenging assumptions around sixties stardom, the book focuses on. British cinema of the 90s has been both saluted as a significant cinematic renaissance and derided as the glossiest of a long sequence of false dawns. Nielsen book data summary the costume drama was one of the important production trends in british cinema during the 1980s and 1990s. British cinemas us surrender aview from 2001 nickjames 21 4. From stuart halls classic study of racially structured. Other topics included are cinema technology and feminist film theory. An indepth reassessment of the nature and significance of british cinema and. But we are adding two new chapters at the end which round out the original book. This unique book covers the whole range of british films after the second world. Now in its second edition, the text has been completely revised and expanded to meet the needs of todays students and film enthusiasts. Northern films for northern people the story of the mancunian film company, c.

V was an act of the united kingdom parliament designed to stimulate the declining british film industry. In either case it has become clear that the terms of discussion have changed considerably with new developments in production leading to a big increase in films being made. British silent cinema and the great war springerlink. The third edition of the british cinema book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, key debates and genres in british cinema, from 1895 to the. This revised, updated and expanded new edition contains contributions from thirtysix leading commentators on.

Twentynine essays from many of the most prominent writers in the field examine how british and irish cinema have been. Those films are still remarkable, and i suppose they are the films that made british cinema internationally known, perhaps for the first time. Cinema at the end of empire illuminates this intertwined history of british and indian cinema in the late colonial period. The most universal civilian privation in world war ii britain, the blackout possessed many symbolic meanings. The book discuss prominent filmmakers such as peter greenaway, derek. The new chapters greatly extend the coverage of the book, making it the most comprehensive overview of the major topics in british cinema available. The books twentyfive chapters provide and abundance of information and. It offers a detailed book on the british cinema during the last decade.

It received royal assent on 20 december 1927, and it came into force on 1 april 1928. Central to this work was the colonial film unit, which produced, distributed, and, through its network of mobile cinemas, exhibited instructional and educational films throughout the british colonies. Introduction british cinema saved british cinema doomed. Challenging assumptions around sixties stardom, the book focuses on creative collaboration and the contribution of production personnel beyond the director, and discusses how cultural change. British class and comedy of the 1930s, lawrence napper 4. Mar 31, 2009 the third edition of the british cinema book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, key debates and genres in british cinema, from 1895 to the present. Films recreating or addressing the past recent or distant, actual or imagined have been a mainstay of british cinema since the silent era. Christie provides novel insights into how british cinema in its earliest years documented historical events and lucidly traces the. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Questia read the fulltext online edition of censorship and the permissive society. Sixties british cinema reconsidered edinburgh university press. Covering contemporary film studies, this edition comprises seven sections. A need therefore exists for an overview of the industry in the 1990s as.

Chapter by anthony aldgate is devoted to tunisian victory and. Using a wide range of films from the blair era and beyond as case studies from from notting hill 1999 and billy elliot 2000 to 28 days later 2002 and the queen 2006 it examines the ways in which recent british filmmaking might be regarded as distinctive, relevant and successful. Individual articles by leading scholars are grouped in historical and thematic sections, illuminated by indepth case studies of key films and a wealth of images. A professor of literature and film history, mcfarlane gives some attention to internationally famous britishborn actors and directors, but the bulk of his book consists of scores of substantive, often recent interviews with mostly unknown actors and technicians responsible for creating a. Sep 15, 2009 british womens cinema examines the place of femalecentred films throughout british film history, from silent melodrama and 1940s costume dramas right up to the contemporary british chick flick.

Brian mcfarlane is a leading academic on film and the writer and editor of the encyclopedia of british film. The course introduces a wide range of issues concerning the role of cinema in the british cultural context, as distinct from and in connection with the cinemas of hollywood and europe. The book robert paul and the origins of british cinema, ian christie is published by university of chicago press. The new edition of the british cinema book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major periods, genres, studios, filmmakers and debates in british cinema from the 1890s to the present. Reviews this books sharp analysis of seven carefullychosen british female stars is fully attendant to issues of class, celebrity, femininity and nation. Her publications include the monographs david lean 2014 and female stars of british cinema 2017 and the coedited collections british womens cinema 2009 and ealing revisited 2012. Fascinating insights into the history and attributes of the industry. Over 39 chapters the routledge companion to british cinema history offers a comprehensive and revisionist overview of british cinema as, on the one hand, a commercial entertainment industry and, on the other, a series of institutions centred on economics, funding and relations to government.

The best books on british cinema five books expert. The editor of the encyclopaedia of british film talks about britains cinematic offerings. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. British costume dramas of the 1980s and 1990s select bibliography index. Undertaking a thorough and timely investigation of the relationship between television and cinema in britain since 1990, hannah andrews explores the convergence between the two forms, at industrial, cultural and intermedial levels, and the ways in which the media have also been distinguished from. From elizabeth to carry on up the khyber, and from the heritagefilm debate to issues of authenticity and questions of genre, british historical cinema explores the ways in which british films have represented the past on screen, the issues they raise. Films for the colonies cinema and the preservation of the.

Production,audience and representationjohn hili 3. The journal also runs conference reports, indepth interviews with leading practitioners in the field. He is honorary associate professor at melbournes monash university and visiting professor at the university of hull. Transformation and tradition in 1960s british cinema edinburgh. In doing so it explores how cinema helped to shape the public memory of the war during the 1920s. Covering the period between 1929 and the present, this book examines outstanding directors such as alfred hitchcock, david lean, carol reed, nicholas roeg, terence davies and bill douglas, and articulates two genres vital to british cinema the fugitive film and the trauma film which bridge the gap between romantic and modern forms. The journal of british cinema and television is the prime site for anyone interested in reading or publishing original work in the fields of british cinema and television. In comparison to what i had experienced in canada, british cinema seemed. Fires were started is a provocative analysis of the responses of british film to the. British film and the national interest, 192739 sarah street. Over 39 chapters the routledge companion to british cinema history offers a comprehensive and revisionist overview of british cinema as, on the one hand, a commercial entertainment industry and, on the other, a series of institutions centred on economics, funding and relations to government whereas most histories of british cinema focus on directors, stars, genres. About this book introduction a definitive study of the genre, british gothic cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century. The critic john ellis used the phrase the quality film adventure of british cinema in the postwar period, from the mid 40s to the end. This innovative book presents for the first time detailed histories of the impact of the great war on british cinema in the silent period, from actual war footage to fiction filmmaking.

Challenging the rubric of national cinemas that dominates film studies, priya jaikumar contends that film aesthetics and film regulations were linked expressions of radical political transformations in a declining british. A companion to british and irish cinema addresses arguments surrounding film historiography, methods of textual analysis, critical judgments, and the social and economic contexts that are central to the study of these cinemas. Female stars of british cinema edinburgh university press. This a category for british novels that have been adapted into films.

For this paperback edition of britain can take it we are reprinting the original text as it stands since we have found no reason to alter our interpretations of the individual films or our perspective on british cinema in the second world war. The british horseracing film representations of the sport. Robert paul and the origins of british cinema will likely remain the definitive monograph on a fascinating and influential early british film pioneer. The british horseracing film representations of the. British cinema and thatcherism is an informed and provocative analysis of the connections between british film in the 1980s and the policies and political ideology of the conservative government of margaret thatcher.

Popular british cinema books meet your next favorite book. The united kingdom has had a significant film industry for over a century. An innovative look at the representation of paris on screen, introducing. Robert paul and the origins of british cinema, christie. First published in 1997 and reprinted twice, the british cinema book is the most comprehensive overview of the major topics in british cinema. The third edition of the british cinema book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, key debates and genres in british cinema, from 1895 to the present.

The book has five sections, addressing debates and controversies. This book charts a momentous period through the eyes of thirteen key films. Contemporary british cinema columbia university press. The key concepts this is the essential guide for anyone interested in film. A system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content. A definitive study of the genre, british gothic cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century. While film production reached an alltime high in 1936, the golden age of british cinema is usually thought to have occurred in the 1940s, during which the directors david lean, michael powell, with emeric pressburger and carol reed produced their most critically acclaimed works. Big studio production in the prequota years jon burrows. Television and british cinema convergence and divergence. The french cinema book offers an innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of french film history from the 1890s to the 2010s.

Romantics and modernists in british cinema by john orr. The british cinema book edited by robert murphy pd smith. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. Sixties british cinema reconsidered edinburgh university. Apr 15, 2009 the new edition of the british cinema book has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major periods, genres, studios, filmmakers and debates in british cinema from the 1890s to the present. I love brief encounter i cry from the moment celia johnson speaks until the credits come up at the end. The debates and ideas introduced in these earlier chapters lend. The british new wave is a style of films released in great britain between 1959 and 1963. An innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of french film history from the 1890s to the 2010s.