This is the first book to provide a direct and comprehensive account of British art cinema. Film history has tended to view British filmmakers as aesthetically

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British Cinema brings together leading international scholars to investigate the rich diversity of Britain's film production, and explore the different cultural

This book explores British cinema in relation to its social political and cultural contexts. Each chapter deals with a specific topic and includes close reading