This book examines twenty major British films from a 70-year time span, offering a lively account of what has made them valuable and provocative over many viewings. -- .
This book examines twenty major British films from a 70-year time span, offering a lively account of what has made them valuable and provocative over many viewings. -- .
Brian McFarlane is the editor of The Encyclopedia of British Film, and Adjunct Professor at the Swinburne Institute of Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
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Introduction 1. Ladies on a train: Hitchcock's THE LADY VANISHES (1938) 2. Shaw's Cinderella on screen: PYGMALION (1938) 3. Pulling together for THE WAY AHEAD (1944) 4. The long-lasting BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) 5. Two from the Comfort zone: GREAT DAY (1945) and TEMPTATION HARBOUR 6. IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY (1947) - and other things go wrong too 7. THE THIRD MAN (1945) and several more 8. GENEVIEVE (1953): Old cars and 'the other thing' 9. Double bill: PRIVATE INFORMATION (1952) and CASH ON DEMAND (1963) 10. A KIND OF LOVING (1962) - and of living 11. THE SERVANT (1963): things fall apart 12. Sex, talk, men and WOMEN IN LOVE (1969) 13. Hard men: GET CARTER (1970) 14. From life: A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (1977) 15. Alice in the real world: DREAMCHILD (1986) 16. Guests and others at FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) 17. Families, for better and worse: SECRETS AND LIES (1996) 18. In search of WONDERLAND (1998) 19. Giving and taking LAST ORDERS (2002) 20. In your face: IN THE LOOP (2009) Credits Index
Introduction 1. Ladies on a train: Hitchcock's THE LADY VANISHES (1938) 2. Shaw's Cinderella on screen: PYGMALION (1938) 3. Pulling together for THE WAY AHEAD (1944) 4. The long-lasting BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) 5. Two from the Comfort zone: GREAT DAY (1945) and TEMPTATION HARBOUR 6. IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY (1947) - and other things go wrong too 7. THE THIRD MAN (1945) and several more 8. GENEVIEVE (1953): Old cars and 'the other thing' 9. Double bill: PRIVATE INFORMATION (1952) and CASH ON DEMAND (1963) 10. A KIND OF LOVING (1962) - and of living 11. THE SERVANT (1963): things fall apart 12. Sex, talk, men and WOMEN IN LOVE (1969) 13. Hard men: GET CARTER (1970) 14. From life: A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (1977) 15. Alice in the real world: DREAMCHILD (1986) 16. Guests and others at FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) 17. Families, for better and worse: SECRETS AND LIES (1996) 18. In search of WONDERLAND (1998) 19. Giving and taking LAST ORDERS (2002) 20. In your face: IN THE LOOP (2009) Credits Index
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