Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered

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Edited by Duncan Petrie, University of York, Melanie Williams, University of East Anglia, Laura Mayne, University of York

Publisher:: Edinburgh University Press
Online publication date:: September 2020
Print publication year:: 2020
Online ISBN:: 9781474443906

Subjects:: Film, Film, Media, Mass Communication

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Challenging assumptions around Sixties stardom, the book focuses on creative collaboration and the contribution of production personnel beyond the director, and discusses how cultural change is reflected in both film style and cinematic themes.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-vi
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List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-viii
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Notes on the Contributors
pp ix-xiv
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Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Duncan Petrie, Melanie Williams
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PART ONE - STARS AND STARDOM
pp 9-10
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1 - Male Stardom in 1960s British Cinema
pp 11-28
- By Andrew Spicer
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2 - ‘Rebel Rebel’?: Oliver Reed in the 1960s
pp 29-46
- By Caroline Langhorst
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3 - Carol White: The Bardot of Battersea
pp 47-62
- By Margherita Sprio
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4 - ‘The Old Wave at Work’: The Transatlantic Stardom of the British Character Actress in the 1960s
pp 63-78
- By Claire Mortimer
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PART TWO - CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
pp 79-80
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5 - Woodery-pokery: Charles Wood’s Sixties Screenwriting
pp 81-98
- By David Cairns
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6 - ‘Beyond Naturalism’: Jocelyn Herbert, If . . . (1968) and Design for Performance in 1960s British Cinema
pp 99-114
- By Victoria Lowe
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7 - Kes: From Page to Screen
pp 115-130
- By David Forrest, Sue Vice
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8 - ‘I’d like to remember you as you are – as just a grumpy old man’: Joseph Losey and the Making of Figures in a Landscape (1970)
pp 131-148
- By Llewella Chapman
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PART THREE - STYLE AND GENRE
pp 149-150
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9 - ‘Wholesome rough stuff’: Hammer Films and the ‘A’ and ‘U’ Certificate, 1959–65
pp 151-164
- By Paul Frith
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10 - Widescreen Pyrotechnics: Shot Composition and Staging in the Cold War Films of Joseph Losey and Sidney J. Furie
pp 165-178
- By Steven Roberts
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11 - The Rise and Fall of the Colourful Corporate Fantasy in 1960s British Cinema
pp 179-192
- By Carolyn Rickards
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12 - Witchfinders and Sorcerers: Sorcery and Counterculture in the Work of Michael Reeves
pp 193-206
- By Virginie Sélavy
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PART FOUR - CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS
pp 207-208
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13 - ‘An Impulse of Anger, Instantly Regretted’: Rebellion and Reaction in the Early-1960s Naval Film
pp 209-222
- By Mark Fryers
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14 - Narratives of Race and Identity in Sixties British Cinema
pp 223-238
- By Phillip Drummond
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15 - Panic at the Disco: Brainwashing, Alienation and the Discotheque in Swinging London Films
pp 239-254
- By Sophia Satchell-Baeza
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Index
pp 255-266
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-viii

Notes on the Contributors
pp ix-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-8

PART ONE - STARS AND STARDOM
pp 9-10

1 - Male Stardom in 1960s British Cinema
pp 11-28

2 - ‘Rebel Rebel’?: Oliver Reed in the 1960s
pp 29-46

3 - Carol White: The Bardot of Battersea
pp 47-62

4 - ‘The Old Wave at Work’: The Transatlantic Stardom of the British Character Actress in the 1960s
pp 63-78

PART TWO - CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
pp 79-80

5 - Woodery-pokery: Charles Wood’s Sixties Screenwriting
pp 81-98

6 - ‘Beyond Naturalism’: Jocelyn Herbert, If . . . (1968) and Design for Performance in 1960s British Cinema
pp 99-114

7 - Kes: From Page to Screen
pp 115-130

8 - ‘I’d like to remember you as you are – as just a grumpy old man’: Joseph Losey and the Making of Figures in a Landscape (1970)
pp 131-148

PART THREE - STYLE AND GENRE
pp 149-150

9 - ‘Wholesome rough stuff’: Hammer Films and the ‘A’ and ‘U’ Certificate, 1959–65
pp 151-164

10 - Widescreen Pyrotechnics: Shot Composition and Staging in the Cold War Films of Joseph Losey and Sidney J. Furie
pp 165-178

11 - The Rise and Fall of the Colourful Corporate Fantasy in 1960s British Cinema
pp 179-192

12 - Witchfinders and Sorcerers: Sorcery and Counterculture in the Work of Michael Reeves
pp 193-206

PART FOUR - CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS
pp 207-208

13 - ‘An Impulse of Anger, Instantly Regretted’: Rebellion and Reaction in the Early-1960s Naval Film
pp 209-222

14 - Narratives of Race and Identity in Sixties British Cinema
pp 223-238

15 - Panic at the Disco: Brainwashing, Alienation and the Discotheque in Swinging London Films
pp 239-254

Index
pp 255-266

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