British National Cinema

With films as diverse as Bhaji on the Beach The Dam Busters TrainspottingThe Draughtsmans Contract Prick Up Your Ears Ratcatcher and This Is England British cin... » 

With films as diverse as Bhaji on the Beach The Dam Busters TrainspottingThe Draughtsmans Contract Prick Up Your Ears Ratcatcher and This Is England British cinema has produced wideranging notions of British culture identityand nationhood. British National Cinema is a comprehensive introduction to theBritish film industry within an economic political and socialcontext.Illustrated with over 30 stills from classic British films thisrevised and updated new edition provides an accessible and comprehensiveexploration of the fascinating development of British cinema. «