British films of the 1970s / Paul Newland.
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 o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 263 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780719082252 0719082250 |