British national cinema / Sarah Street.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Street, Sarah.

Series:

National cinemas series

National cinema series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry.

History.

Great Britain.

Motion picture industry--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Summary:

The first substantial overview of the British film industry, with emphasis on its genres, stars, and socioeconomic context, British National Cinema 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's 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 First broad, inclusive study of British cinema 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.-- First broad, inclusive study of British cinema

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-216) and indexes.

ISBN:

0415067359

0415067367

OCLC:

35229214