{"product_id":"9781844572755","title":"British Cinema Book","description":"The new edition of\u003cem\u003eThe British Cinema Book\u003c\/em\u003e has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to themajorperiods, genres, studios,film-makers and debates in British cinema from the 1890s to the present.The bookhas five sections, addressing debates and controversies; industry, genre and representation; British cinema 1895-1939; Britishcinema fromWorld War IIto the 1970s, and contemporary British cinema.\u003cp\u003eWithin thesesections, leading scholars and critics address awide range of issues and topics, includingBritish cinema as a 'national' cinema; its complex relationship with Hollywood; film censorship; key British genressuch as horror, comedy and costume film; the work of directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Asquith, Alexander Mackendrick, Michael Powell, Lindsay Anderson,Ken Russell and Mike Leigh; studios such as Gainsborough, Ealing, Rank and Gaumont,and recent signs of hopefor the British film industry, such as the rebirth of the low-budget British horror picture, and theemergence of a British Asian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussions are illustrated with case studies of key films, many of which are new to this edition, including \u003cem\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/em\u003e (1929)\u003cem\u003eIt Always Rains on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e (1947), \u003cem\u003eThe Ladykillers\u003c\/em\u003e (1955), \u003cem\u003eThis Sporting Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1963), \u003cem\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eWithnail and I\u003c\/em\u003e (1986),\u003cem\u003eBend it Like Beckham\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eControl\u003c\/em\u003e (2007),andwith over 100 images from the BFI's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Editor:Robert Murphy is Professor in Film Studies at De Montfort University andhas written and edited a number of books on British cinema, including \u003cem\u003eBritish Cinema and the Second World War\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) and \u003cem\u003eDirectors in British and Irish Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors: Ian Aitken, Charles Barr, Geoff Brown, William Brown, Stella\u003cbr\u003eBruzzi, Jon Burrows, James Chapman, Steve Chibnall, Pamela Church Gibson, Ian\u003cbr\u003eConrich, Richard Dacre, Raymond Durgnat, Allen Eyles, Christine Geraghty, Christine\u003cbr\u003eGledhill, Kevin Gough-Yates, Sheldon Hall, Benjamin Halligan, Sue Harper, Erik\u003cbr\u003eHedling, Andrew Hill, John Hill, Peter Hutchings, Nick James, Marcia Landy, Barbara\u003cbr\u003eKorte, Alan Lovell, Brian McFarlane, Martin McLoone, Andrew Moor, Robert Murphy,\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Napper, Michael O'Pray, Jim Pines, Vincent Porter, Tim Pulleine, Jeffrey\u003cbr\u003eRichards, James C. Robertson, Tom Ryall, Justin Smith, Andrew Spicer, Claudia\u003cbr\u003eSternberg, Sarah Street, Melanie Williams and Linda Wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058040226032,"sku":"9781844572755","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844572755_p0.jpg?v=1763744820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844572755","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}