| British Historical Cinema Contributor(s): Monk, Claire (Author), Sargeant, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415238099 ISBN-13: 9780415238090 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: "British Historical Cinema" examines the ways in which British films have represented the past onscreen. From Carry On's historical films to heritage cinema and recent retro films such as "Velvet Goldmine" and "East is East," contributors explore issues of authenticity and nationalism, and challenge recent debates about the role of British film in the construction of history and identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2001038714 |
| Series: British Popular Cinema |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.14" W x 9.6" (1.35 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Films recreating or addressing 'the past' - recent or distant, actual or imagined - have been a mainstay of British cinema since the silent era. From Elizabeth to Carry On Up The Khyber, and from the heritage-film debate to issues of authenticity and questions of genre, British Historical Cinema explores the ways in which British films have represented the past on screen, the issues they raise and the debates they have provoked. Discussing films from biopics to literary adaptations, and from depictions of Britain's colonial past to the re-imagining of recent decades in retro films such as Velvet Goldmine, a range of contributors ask whose history is being represented, from whose perspective, and why. |