| Visions of England: Class and Culture in Contemporary Cinema Contributor(s): Dave, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845202929 ISBN-13: 9781845202927 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Paul Dave rewrites the relationship of film and Englishnes, exploring the full range of film production that includes the gangster thriller Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; the period cinema of Elizabeth; cult classics like Performance and Trainspotting; the mainstream romantic comedy of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones; the social realism of Billy Elliot and The Full Monty; the multicultural comedy of Bend It Like Beckham; and experimental films such as London Orbital and Robinson in Space. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2005034776 |
| Series: Talking Images |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.26" W x 9.46" (1.03 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Visions of England is a provocative and original exploration of Englishness, in particular English class, in contemporary cinema. Class has been a central part, whether consciously or not, of much of English social analysis and artistic production for over a century. But as a way of interpreting society, class has found itself sidelined in a postmodern world. Visions of England presents a detailed analysis of the changing landscape of English class and culture. Visions of England explores a wide range of film production - from gangster thrillers like Lock, Stock Two Smoking Barrels to the period cinema of Elizabeth, from cult classics like Performance and Trainspotting to the mainstream romantic comedy of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones, from the social realist drama of Billy Elliot and The Full Monty to the multicultural comedy of Bend it like Beckham, and the experimentalism of films such as London Orbital and Robinson in Space. An extraordinarily wide-ranging and incisive study, Visions of England rewrites the relationship of film and Englishness. |