British cinema of the 1950s

<p>Offers a startling re-evaluation of what has until now been seen as the most critically lacklustre period of the British film history. Covers a variety of genres such as B-movies war films women's pictures and theatrical adaptations; as well as social issues which affect film-making such as censorship. Includes fresh assessment of maverick directors; Pat Jackson Robert Hamer and Joseph Losey and even of a maverick critic Raymond Durgnat. Features personal insights from those inidividually implicated in 1950s cinema; Corin Redgrave on Michael Redgrave Isabel Quigly on film reviewing and Bryony Dixon of the BFI on archiving and preservation. Presents a provocative challenge to conventional wisdom about 1950s film and rediscovers the Festival of Britain decade.<br><br>An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.</p>