British historical cinema : the history, heritage and costume film / edited by Claire Monk and Amy Sargeant.
| Other author | Monk, Claire, 1963- |
| Other author | Sargeant, Amy, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | British popular cinema British popular cinema. ^A517156 |
| Contents | Introduction : the past in British cinema / Claire Monk and Amy Sargeant -- Do we need another hero? : Ecce homo and Nelson (1919) / Amy Sargeant -- Death or glory? : the Great War in British film / Alan Burton -- Secrets and lies : black histories and British historical films / Stephen Bourne -- "If the world does not please you, you can change it" : The history of Mr Polly (1949) and The card (1952) / Tim O'Sullivan -- Cinema, monarchy and the making of heritage : A queen is crowned (1953) / James Chapman -- Camping on the borders : history, identity, and Britishness in the Carry on costume parodies, 1963-74 / Nicholas J. Cull -- Monkey feathers : defending Zulu (1964) / Sheldon Hall -- Ireland, the past, and British cinema : Ryan's daughter (1970) / Fidelma Farley -- Imperial migrations : reading the Raj cinema of the 1980s / T. Muraleedharan -- Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989) : genre and interpretation / James Quinn and Jane Kingsley-Smith -- The British heritage-film debate revisited / Claire Monk -- The content and the form : invoking "pastness" in three recent retro films / Amy Sargeant -- Taking liberties with the monarch : the royal bio-pic in the 1990s / Kara McKechnie. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography: p. [237]-265. |
| LCCN | 2001038714 |
| ISBN | 0415238099 |
| ISBN | 0415238102 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1995.9.H5 B75 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |