{"product_id":"directory-of-world-cinema-britain-2-9781783203970","title":"Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of the \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: Britain\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eA Field in England\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation and education in relation to British cinema.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: Britain 2\u003c\/em\u003e will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFilm of the Year: The Selfish Giant (2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDisability In British Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Spotlight: The British Film Institute\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCultural Crossover: British LGBT Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOn Location: Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDirectors\u003cbr\u003e Ben Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e Gurinder Chadha\u003cbr\u003e Ken Russell\u003cbr\u003e Danny Boyle\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eComedy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCrime\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDocumentary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHorror\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShort Films\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSocial Realism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWar\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMusicals\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFamily Films\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eArthouse\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHeritage \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042261795159,"sku":"9781783203970","price":42.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783203970.jpg?v=1750953678","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/directory-of-world-cinema-britain-2-9781783203970","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}