British Social Realism

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-903364-41-3
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 204 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

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From its beginnings in the documentary movement of the thirties, to its more stylistically eclectic and generically hybrid contemporary forms, socialrealism in British cinema remains a rich and diverse tradition. Samantha Lay examines the movements, moments, and cycles of British social realist texts through a detailed consideration of practice, politics, form, style, and content. It also includes case studies of key texts including Listen To Britain, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Letter To Brezhnev, and Nil By Mouth. The book considers the challenges for social realist film practice and production in Britain, now and in the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lay, Samantha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Social Realism in the British Context
2. Critics, Audiences, Quality
3. The Documentary Movement and Social Realism
4. 1950s and 1960s: Social Problems and Kitchen Sinks
5. 1970s and 1980s: Towards a Social Art Cinema
6. 1990s and Beyond: Contemporary Social Realism
Conclusion
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Samantha Lay is lecturer in film and media studies at West Herts College, United Kingdom.