{"product_id":"directory-of-world-cinema-britain-2-9781783203970","title":"Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of the \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: Britain\u003c\/em\u003e provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this, the second volume, the contributors focus on specific periods and trace the evolutions of individual genres and directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor, the book offers essays on war and family films, as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle, as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley, who directed the fabulously strange \u003cem\u003eA Field in England\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding, preservation, and education in relation to British cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA must read for any fan of film, the history of the United Kingdom, or international artistic traditions, \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: Britain 2\u003c\/em\u003e will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462846431468,"sku":"9781783203970","price":108.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783203970-directory-of-world-cinema-britain-2.jpg?v=1775024362","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/directory-of-world-cinema-britain-2-9781783203970","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}