British National Cinema

<p>The first substantial overview of the British film industry with emphasis on its genres stars and socioeconomic context <em>British National Cinema</em> by Sarah Street is an important title in Routledge's new <em>National Cinemas</em> series. <em>British National Cinema</em> synthesizes years of scholarship on British film while incorporating the author' fresh perspective and research. Street divides the study of British cinema into four sections: the relation between the film industry and government; specific film genres; movie stars; and experimental cinema. In addition this beautifully illustrated volume includes over thirty stills from every sphere of British cinema. <em>British National Cinema</em> will be of great interest to film students and theorists as well as the general reader interested in the fascinating scope of British film.</p>