Directory of world cinema. Volume 14, Britain / edited by Emma Bell and Neil Mitchell.
Contributor(s): Bell, Emma [editor]
| Mitchell, Neil [ditor]Publisher: Bristol : Intellect, 2012Description: 271 p. : ill.; 24 cm001: 26328ISBN: 9781841505572Subject(s): Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History | Motion picture industry -- Great BritainDDC classification: 791.4309
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| 791.4309 CAR Past imperfect : history according to the movies / | 791.4309 CAR The A list : the national society of film critics 100 essential films / | 791.4309 COU The story of film / | 791.4309 DIR Directory of world cinema. Volume 14, Britain / | 791.4309 ELS Early cinema: space frame narrative | 791.4309 ELS Cinema futures: cain, abel or cable? | 791.4309 GLE Reinventing film studies |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Bringing to mind rockers and royals, Buckingham Palace and the Scottish Highlands, Britain holds a special interest for international audiences who have flocked in recent years to quality exports like Fish Tank, Trainspotting , and The King's Speech. A series of essays and articles exploring the definitive films of Great Britain, this addition to Intellect's Directory of World Cinema series turns the focus on England together with Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.With a focus on the most cerebral and critically important films to have come out of Britain, this volume explores the diversity of genres found throughout British film, highlighting important regional variations that reflect the distinctive cultures of the countries involved. Within these genres, Emma Bell and Neil Mitchell have curated a rich collection of films for review--from Hitchcock's spy thriller The 39 Steps to Emeric Pressburger's art classic The Red Shoes to the gritty but heartfelt This is England. Interspersed throughout the book are critical essays by leading experts in the field providing insight into shifting notions of Britishness, important industry developments, and the endurance of the British film industry. For those up on their Brit film facts and seeking to test their expertise, the book concludes with a series of trivia questions.A user-friendly look at the cultural and artistic significance of British cinema from the silent era to the present, Directory of World Cinema: Britain will be an essential companion to the country's bright and resurgent film industry.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Film of the Year: The King's Speech
- Award of the Year: Harry Potter
- The Pioneers
- British Silent Cinema
- Industrial Spotlight
- British Film Studios
- Women in British Cinema
- Cultural Crossover
- Multiculturalism in British Cinema
- On Location
- Brighton and Hove
- Directors
- David Lean
- Powell and Pressburger
- Shane Meadows
- Melodrama
- Crime
- Comedy
- Heritage
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
- Social Realism
- Film Culture Focus
- British Arthouse Cinemas
- Arthouse
- Documentary
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Recommended Reading
- British Cinema Online
- Test Your Knowledge
- Notes on Contributors
- Filmography
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