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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785951403321

Titolo

Directory of world cinema [[electronic resource] ] Britain / / edited by Emma Bell, Neil Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect, 2012

ISBN

1-283-86362-6

1-84150-607-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Directory of world cinema ; ; 14

Altri autori (Persone)

BellEmma

MitchellNeil

Disciplina

791.430941

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Great Britain

Motion picture industry - Great Britain

Motion picture industry - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliiographical references and filmography.

Nota di contenuto

FrontCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Film of the Year; The King's Speech; Award of the Year; Harry Potter; The Pioneers; British Silent Cinema; Industrial Spotlight; British Film Studios; Women in British Cinema; Cultural Crossover; Multiculturalism in British Cinema; On Location; Brighton and Hove; Directors; David Lean; Powell and Pressburger; Shane Meadows; Melodrama; Essay; Reviews; Crime; Essay; Reviews; Comedy; Essay; Reviews; Heritage; Essay; Reviews; Horror; Essay; Reviews; Sci-Fi; Essay; Reviews; Social Realism; Essay; Reviews; Film Culture Focus

British Arthouse CinemasArthouse; Essay; Reviews; Documentary; Essay; Reviews; Scotland; Essay; Reviews; Wales; Essay; Reviews; Northern Ireland; Essay; Reviews; Recommended Reading; British Cinema Online; Test Your Knowledge; Notes on Contributors; Filmography; BackCover

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing to mind rockers and royals, Buckingham Palace and the Scottish Highlands, Britain holds a special interest for international audiences who have flocked in recent years to quality British exports like Fish Tank, Trainspotting and The King's Speech