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OverviewIs there more to 1970s British cinema than sex, horror and James Bond? This lively account argues that this is definitely the case and explores the cultural landscape of this much maligned decade to uncover hidden gems and to explode many of the well-established myths about 1970s British film and cinema. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. BarberPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 3.992kg ISBN: 9780230360952ISBN 10: 0230360955 Pages: 221 Publication Date: 22 January 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of abbreviations Acknowledgements Table of Figures Dedication Introduction Film and Cultural History Understanding the 1970s Film and Government Funding Innovation Movers and Shakers Institutions and Organisations The Films Sunday Bloody Sunday: Authorship, Collaboration and Improvisation The Go-Between: The Past, the Present and the 1970s Confessions of a Window Cleaner: Sex, Class and Popular Taste Stardust: Stardom, Performance and Masculinity Scum: Institutional Control and Patriarchy The Tempest: A Brave New World of Creative Endeavour? ConclusionReviews'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.' - Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK 'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.' - Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK 'British Film in the 1970s is a great companion text to any module teaching British cinema of the period, but it also is a useful text to encourage those working on other times and places to ask questions about the framing of other periods and national cinemas.' - Dr E. Anna Claydon, Viewfinder Online 'Barber's carefully researched volume will surely become the 'go to' book with regard to the industrial context of British film-making in this newly fashionable decade.' - Stephen Glynn, Journal of British Cinema and Television (Jan 2014) 'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.' - Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK 'British Film in the 1970s is a great companion text to any module teaching British cinema of the period, but it also is a useful text to encourage those working on other times and places to ask questions about the framing of other periods and national cinemas.' - Dr E. Anna Claydon, Viewfinder Online 'Barber's carefully researched volume will surely become the 'go to' book with regard to the industrial context of British film-making in this newly fashionable decade.' - Stephen Glynn, Journal of British Cinema and Television (Jan 2014) 'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.' - Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK 'British Film in the 1970s is a great companion text to any module teaching British cinema of the period, but it also is a useful text to encourage those working on other times and places to ask questions about the framing of other periods and national cinemas.' - Dr E. Anna Claydon, Viewfinder Online 'Barber's carefully researched volume will surely become the 'go to' book with regard to the industrial context of British film-making in this newly fashionable decade.' - Stephen Glynn, Journal of British Cinema and Television (Jan 2014) 'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.' - Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK 'British Film in the 1970s is a great companion text to any module teaching British cinema of the period, but it also is a useful text to encourage those working on other times and places to ask questions about the framing of other periods and national cinemas.' - Dr E. Anna Claydon, Viewfinder Online 'Barber's carefully researched volume will surely become the 'go to' book with regard to the industrial context of British film-making in this newly fashionable decade.' - Stephen Glynn, Journal of British Cinema and Television (Jan 2014) Author InformationSIAN BARBER is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. She has published on British cinema, cinema going and censorship and her most recent publication is Censoring the 1970s: The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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