British Historical Cinema

by Claire Monk and Amy Sargeant

Book Overview

Films recreating or addressing 'the past' - recent or distant, actual or imagined - have been a mainstay of British cinema since the silent era. From Elizabeth to Carry On Up The Khyber, and from the heritage-film debate to issues of authenticity and questions of genre, British Historical Cinema explores the ways in which British films have represented the past on screen, the issues they raise and the debates they have provoked. Discussing films from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415238102
• ISBN13: 9780415238106
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"