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Book SynopsisFilm studies, cultural studies, modern British history, politics -- .
Trade ReviewThe book is wide ranging in scope, covering not only the BFI, but 75 years of British cultural life, including film societies, the film archive movement and the Museum of the Moving Image."
"This volume will be a treasure trove for anyone interested in film and the workings of cultural institutions, or more generally in 20th century British film history.
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Table of ContentsEditors' Introduction
1. Foundation and early years – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
2. Post-War Renaissance – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
3. 'Je t'aime – moi non plus': Ernest Lindgren and Henri Langlois – Christophe Dupin
4. The BFI and Film Exhibition, 1933–70 – Christophe Dupin
5. The Vanguard of film Appreciation: the Film Society movement and film Culture, 1945–65 – Richard MacDonald
6. From the 1964 Labour government to the 1970 BFI Crisis – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
7. The view from the regions – Melanie Selfe
8. Paddy Whannel and BFI Education – Terry Bolas
9. The 1970s – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
10. The Smith years – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
11. The BFI and film production: half a century of innovative independent film-making – Christophe Dupin
12. The BFI and television – Richard Paterson
13. The Sight and Sound story – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
14. A public showcase for the BFI: the Museum of the Moving Image – Lorraine Blakemore
15. Towards the Millennium – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
16. Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
