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Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2
The first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this, the second volume, the contributors focus on specific periods and trace the evolutions of individual genres and directors.
A complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor, the book offers essays on war and family films, as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley, who directed the fabulously strange A Field in England. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation, and education in relation to British cinema.
A must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.
A complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor, the book offers essays on war and family films, as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley, who directed the fabulously strange A Field in England. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation, and education in relation to British cinema.
A must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Film of the Year
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Disability in British Cinema
Industrial Spotlight
The British Film Institute
Cultural Crossover
British LGBT Cinema
On Location
Manchester
Directors
Ben Wheatley
Gurinder Chadha
Ken Russell
Danny Boyle
Comedy
Essays
Reviews
Crime
Essays
Reviews
Documentary
Essays
Reviews
Horror
Essays
Reviews
Short Films
Essays
Reviews
Science Fiction
Essays
Reviews
Social Realism
Essays
Reviews
War
Essays
Reviews
Musicals
Essays
Reviews
Family Films
Essays
Reviews
Arthouse
Essays
Reviews
Heritage
Essays
Reviews
Recommended Reading
British Cinema Online
Test Your Knowledge
Notes on Contributors
Filmography
Introduction
Film of the Year
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Disability in British Cinema
Industrial Spotlight
The British Film Institute
Cultural Crossover
British LGBT Cinema
On Location
Manchester
Directors
Ben Wheatley
Gurinder Chadha
Ken Russell
Danny Boyle
Comedy
Essays
Reviews
Crime
Essays
Reviews
Documentary
Essays
Reviews
Horror
Essays
Reviews
Short Films
Essays
Reviews
Science Fiction
Essays
Reviews
Social Realism
Essays
Reviews
War
Essays
Reviews
Musicals
Essays
Reviews
Family Films
Essays
Reviews
Arthouse
Essays
Reviews
Heritage
Essays
Reviews
Recommended Reading
British Cinema Online
Test Your Knowledge
Notes on Contributors
Filmography
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