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Author:

Fitzgerald, John.

Title:

Studying British cinema : 1999-2009 / by John Fitzgerald.

Publisher:

Auteur,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Motion picture industry--Great Britain--History--21st century.
Motion pictures--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Tony and Gordon's Britain: film-making in the Noughties -- Wallace, Gromit and Harry: British eccentrics and Hollywood co-production -- New heritage cinema: red buses in the rain -- The new realism: girls on top -- Welcome to Britain: economic migrants and asylum seekers in British film -- Authorship in Noughties British cinema: Michael Winterbottom and Shane Meadows -- Existing identities: reflecting black and Asian Britain in the Noughties -- The neo-colonial film: the British in Africa -- Dystopian Britain -- The revival of the British horror film.

Summary:

This work covers a diverse range of films, from populist and mainstream cinema through to more esoteric arthouse fare. It considers the institutional and financial factors around UK film production as well as assessing issues such as genre, representation, authorship and political contexts.

ISBN:

1906733120 (hbk.)
9781906733124 (hbk.)
1906733112 (pbk.)
9781906733117 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320799248

Locations:

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)