Fires Were Started
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780816620807
Paperback|9780816620807
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Fires Were Started is a provocative analysis of the responses of British film to the policies and political ideology of the Conservative governments of Margaret Thatcher and it represents an original and stimulating contribution to our knowledge of British cinema. This second edition includes revised and updated contributions from some of the leading scholars of British cinema, including Thomas Elsaesser, Peter Wollen and Manthia Diawara. The book discuss prominent filmmakers such as Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roeg and Stephen Frears, it also explores some lesser known but equally important territory such as the work of Black British filmmakers, the Leeds Animation Workshop and Channel 4's Film on Four. Films discussed include Distant Voices, Still Lives, My Beautiful Launderette, Chariots of Fire and Drowning by Numbers.
| ISBN-13 | 9780816620807 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0816620806 |
| List Price | $19.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 352 pages |
| Publisher | Univ of Minnesota Pr |
| Published On | 1992-12-01 |
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