Overview

British films of the 1970s offers highly detailed and insightful critical analysis of a range of individual films of the period. This analysis draws upon an innovative range of critical methodologies which place the film texts within a rich variety of historical contexts. The book sets out to examine British films of the 1970s in order to get a clearer understanding of two things - the fragmentary state of the filmmaking culture of the period, and the fragmentary nature of the nation that these films represent. It argues that there is no singular narrative to be drawn about British filmmaking in the 1970s, other than the fact that these films offer evidence of a Britain (and ideas of Britishness) characterised by vicissitudes. While this was a period of struggle and instability, it was also a period of openings, of experiment, and of new ideas. Newland looks at many films, including Carry On Girls, O Lucky Man!, That'll be the Day, The Shout, and The Long Good Friday. -- .

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Author:   Paul Newland ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780719082252

ISBN 10:   0719082250
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   31 May 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 Equality or bust: sexual politics Chapter 2 On the road: British journeys Chapter 3 The songs remain the same: pop, rock and war children Chapter 4 Immigrant songs: racial politics Chapter 5 In memoriam: the past in the present/the present in the past Chapter 6 Rural rides: the countryside and modernity Chapter 7 Close to the edge: peripheral Britain Chapter 8 Old cities, new towns: criminality and cruelty Bibliography Index -- .

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Paul Newland is Lecturer in Film Studies in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University -- .

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