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A study of Anthony Asquith, which sets his work in the context of the history of British cinema from the silent period to the 1960s, and examines the artistic and cultural influences within which his films can be understood.

Trade Review
Tom Ryall's illuminating book has helped to raise the curtain a little, allowing other writers in other books to peer more closely inside. -- .

Table of Contents

SERIES EDITORS’ FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. Introduction
2. The formative years
3. The 1930s
4. Wartime British cinema
5. Post-war films 1 - genre and British cinema
6. Post-war films 2 - adaptation and the theatre
7. The ‘International’ film
8. Asquith and the British cinema
FILMOGRAPHY
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719064531, 978-0719064531
      ISBN10: 0719064538

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of Anthony Asquith, which sets his work in the context of the history of British cinema from the silent period to the 1960s, and examines the artistic and cultural influences within which his films can be understood.

      Trade Review
      Tom Ryall's illuminating book has helped to raise the curtain a little, allowing other writers in other books to peer more closely inside. -- .

      Table of Contents

      SERIES EDITORS’ FOREWORD
      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      1. Introduction
      2. The formative years
      3. The 1930s
      4. Wartime British cinema
      5. Post-war films 1 - genre and British cinema
      6. Post-war films 2 - adaptation and the theatre
      7. The ‘International’ film
      8. Asquith and the British cinema
      FILMOGRAPHY
      SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
      INDEX

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