Description
Book SynopsisThe first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this, the second volume, the contributors focus on specific periods and trace the evolutions of individual genres and directors.
A complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor, the book offers essays on war and family films, as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley, who directed the fabulously strange A Field in England. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation and education in relation to British cinema.
A must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Film of the Year: The Selfish Giant (2013)
Disability In British Cinema
Industrial Spotlight: The British Film Institute
Cultural Crossover: British LGBT Cinema
On Location: Manchester
Directors
Ben Wheatley
Gurinder Chadha
Ken Russell
Danny Boyle
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
Horror
Short Films
Science Fiction
Social Realism
War
Musicals
Family Films
Arthouse
Heritage
