Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The National Health: Great Britain/Deep England
- 2 The Magic Box: What Is British Cinema?
- 3 The Common Touch: The Art of Being Realistic
- 4 The Mirror Crack'd: British Expressionism
- 5 Millions like Us: National Cinema as Popular Cinema
- 6 The Stars Look Down: Acting British
- 7 No Sex Please – We're British: Sex, Gender, and the National Character
- 8 Carry On Regardless: The British Sense of Humor
- 9 Sexy Beasts: British Monsters
- 10 The Ruling Class: Ideology and the School Movie
- 11 The Long Memory: History and Heritage
- 12 I'm British but … : Empire and After
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The National Health: Great Britain/Deep England
- 2 The Magic Box: What Is British Cinema?
- 3 The Common Touch: The Art of Being Realistic
- 4 The Mirror Crack'd: British Expressionism
- 5 Millions like Us: National Cinema as Popular Cinema
- 6 The Stars Look Down: Acting British
- 7 No Sex Please – We're British: Sex, Gender, and the National Character
- 8 Carry On Regardless: The British Sense of Humor
- 9 Sexy Beasts: British Monsters
- 10 The Ruling Class: Ideology and the School Movie
- 11 The Long Memory: History and Heritage
- 12 I'm British but … : Empire and After
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
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- British Film , pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004