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The British Film Industry in the 1970s

Capital, Culture and Creativity

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 1-3
  3. Film and Cultural History

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 4-14
  4. Understanding the 1970s

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 15-22
  5. Film and Government

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 23-37
  6. Funding Innovation

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 38-45
  7. Movers and Shakers

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 46-58
  8. Institutions and Organisations

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 59-67
  9. Production, Genre and Popular Taste

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 68-76
  10. Scum: Institutional Control and Patriarchy

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 142-159
  11. Conclusion

    • Sian Barber
    Pages 177-183
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 184-221

About this book

Is there more to 1970s British cinema than sex, horror and James Bond? This lively account argues that this is definitely the case and explores the cultural landscape of this much maligned decade to uncover hidden gems and to explode many of the well-established myths about 1970s British film and cinema.

Reviews

'A substantial analysis of British film-making in the 1970s that will make a thoughtful contribution to the field of British cinema studies.'

- Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK

'British Film in the 1970s is a great companion text to any module teaching British cinema of the period, but it also is a useful text to encourage those working on other times and places to ask questions about the framing of other periods and national cinemas.'

- Dr E. Anna Claydon, Viewfinder Online

'Barber's carefully researched volume will surely become the 'go to' book with regard to the industrial context of British film-making in this newly fashionable decade.'

- Stephen Glynn, Journal of British Cinema and Television (Jan 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Sian Barber

About the author

SIAN BARBER is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. She has published on British cinema, cinema going and censorship and her most recent publication is Censoring the 1970s: The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot.

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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