British crime cinema / / edited by Steve Chibnall and Robert Murphy

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/655
• Soggetto topico: Gangster films - Great Britain - History and criticism; Motion pictures - Great Britain - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChibnallSteve MurphyRobert <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Filmography: p. [189]-241.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Parole overdue; 2 The censors and British gangland, 1913-1990; 3 Spin a dark web; 4 Outrage: No Orchids For Miss Blandish; 5 Men, women and money; 6 The higher heel; 7 The emergence of the British tough guy; 8 Ordinary people; 9 Performance; 10 Mike Hodges discusses Get Carter with the NFT audience, 23 September 1997; 11 A revenger's tragedy Get Carter; 12 Dog eat dog; 13 Space in the British crime film; 14 Allegorising the nation; 15 From underworld to underclass; Filmography, 1939-1997; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popular film, this book includes interviews with key directors Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and Donald Cammel (Performance). It discusses an abundance of films including:* acclaimed recent crime films such as Shallow Grave, Shopping, and Face.* early classics like They Made Me A Fugitive* acknowledged classics such as Brighton Rock and The Long Good Friday* 50
• Titolo autorizzato: British crime cinema
• ISBN: 1-134-70270-1; 1-280-13902-1; 9786610139026; 0-203-97991-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457359803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: British Popular Cinema