Jeffrey Richards, Anthony Aldgate - Best of British: Cinema and Society from 1930 to the Present

This is a newly revised student edition of the classic textbook on film history, examining how aspects of British society are reflected in and shaped by cinema. Films studied include, amongst others 'Sanders of the River', 'A Canterbury Tale', 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp', 'The Guinea Pig', 'The Blue Lamp', 'The Ladykillers', 'I m All Right Jack', 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner', 'If…' and 'Scandal'.