British National Cinema, Vol. 2

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Author: Sarah Street

ISBN-10: 0415384222

ISBN-13: 9780415384223

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The first substantial overview of the British film industry with emphasis on its genres, stars, and socioeconomic context, British National Cinema by Sarah Street is an important title in Routledge's new National Cinemas series. British National Cinema synthesizes years of scholarship on British film while incorporating the author' fresh perspective and research. Street divides the study of British cinema into four sections: the relation between the film industry and government; specific film genres; movie stars; and experimental cinema. In addition, this beautifully illustrated volume includes over thirty stills from every sphere of British cinema. British National Cinema will be of great interest to film students and theorists as well as the general reader interested in the fascinating scope of British film.

List of platesAcknowledgementsIntroduction11The Fiscal Politics of Film42Studios, Directors and Genres283Genres from Austerity to Affluence614Genres in Transition, 1970s-1990s925Acting and Stars1146Borderlines I: Modernism and British Cinema1477Borderlines II: Counter-Cinema and Independence169Conclusion197Notes201Bibliography210Subject index217Name index219Index of films and television programmes227