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, film-makers and debates in British
cinema from the 1890s to the present. The book has five sections,
addressing debates and controversies; industry, genre and
representation; British cinema 1895-1939; British cinema from World
War II to the 1970s, and contemporary British cinema. Within these
sections, leading scholars and critics address a wide range of
issues and topics, including British cinema as a 'national' cinema;
its complex relationship with Hollywood; film censorship; key
British genres such as horror, comedy and costume film; the work of
directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Asquith, Alexander
Mackendrick, Michael Powell, Lindsay Anderson, Ken Russell and Mike
Leigh; studios such as Gainsborough, Ealing, Rank and Gaumont, and
recent signs of hope for the British film industry, such as the
rebirth of the low-budget British horror picture, and the emergence
of a British Asian cinema. Discussions are illustrated with case
studies of key films, many of which are new to this edition,
including Piccadilly (1929) It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), The
Ladykillers (1955), This Sporting Life (1963), The Devils (1971),
Withnail and I (1986), Bend it Like Beckham (2002) and Control
(2007), and with over 100 images from the BFI's collection. The
Editor: Robert Murphy is Professor in Film Studies at De Montfort
University and has written and edited a number of books on British
cinema, including British Cinema and the Second World War (2000)
and Directors in British and Irish Cinema (2006). The contributors:
Ian Aitken, Charles Barr, Geoff Brown, William Brown, Stella
Bruzzi, Jon Burrows, James Chapman, Steve Chibnall, Pamela Church
Gibson, Ian Conrich, Richard Dacre, Raymond Durgnat, Allen Eyles,
Christine Geraghty, Christine Gledhill, Kevin Gough-Yates, Sheldon
Hall, Benjamin Halligan, Sue Harper, Erik Hedling, Andrew Hill,
John Hill, Peter Hutchings, Nick James, Marcia Landy, Barbara
Korte, Alan Lovell, Brian McFarlane, Martin McLoone, Andrew Moor,
Robert Murphy, Lawrence Napper, Michael O'Pray, Jim Pines, Vincent
Porter, Tim Pulleine, Jeffrey Richards, James C. Robertson, Tom
Ryall, Justin Smith, Andrew Spicer, Claudia Sternberg, Sarah
Street, Melanie Williams and Linda Wood.
General
Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
April 2009 |
Authors: |
Robert Murphy
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
378 |
Edition: |
3rd ed. 2009 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-275-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
|
LSN: |
1-84457-275-7 |
Barcode: |
9781844572755 |
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