British films of the 1970s / Paul Newland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newland, Paul (Lecturer in film studies), author.

Series:

Manchester Film Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Nineteen seventies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 263 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book offers highly detailed and insightful critical analysis of a range of individual films of the period. This analysis draws upon an innovative range of critical methodologies which place the film texts within a rich variety of historical contexts. The book sets out to examine British films of the 1970s in order to get a clearer understanding of two things - the fragmentary state of the filmmaking culture of the period, and the fragmentary nature of the nation that these films represent. It argues that there is no singular narrative to be drawn about British filmmaking in the 1970s, other than the fact that these films offer evidence of a Britain (and ideas of Britishness) characterised by vicissitudes.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Equality or bust: sexual politics

Chapter 2. On the road: British journeys

Chapter 3. The songs remain the same: pop, rock and war children

Chapter 4. Immigrant songs: racial politics

Chapter 5. In memoriam: the past in the present/the present in the past

Chapter 6. Rural rides: the countryside and modernity

Chapter 7. Close to the edge: peripheral Britain

Chapter 8. Old cities, new towns: criminality and cruelty

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526102300

1526102307

9781526102294

1526102293

9781781705049

1781705046

OCLC:

980762767