British National Cinema |
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Series title: | National Cinemas Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-134-91785-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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The first substantial overview of the British film industry with emphasis on its genres, stars, and socioeconomic context, British National Cinemaby Sarah Street is an important title in Routledge's new National Cinemasseries. British National Cinemasynthesizes 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...
More DescriptionThe first substantial overview of the British film industry with emphasis on its genres, stars, and socioeconomic context, British National Cinemaby Sarah Street is an important title in Routledge's new National Cinemasseries. British National Cinemasynthesizes 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 Cinemawill be of great interest to film students and theorists as well as the general reader interested in the fascinating scope of British film.