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Past and Present: National Identity and the British Historical Film

By James Chapman

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2005
ISBN
1850438072, 9781850438076, 1850438080, 9781850438083
Open Library ID
OL22709518M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5386685 bytes)
Series
Cinema and Society
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
417\417
Topic
History
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

This groundbreaking book by one of Britain's leading film historians is the first to take on this major genre in all its complexity. It takes to heart Ken Loach's view that "the only reason to make films that are a reflection on history is to talk about the present." With this proposition as his starting point, James Chapman examines the place of historical films in British cinema history and film culture. Through in-depth case studies of fourteen key films, from Henry V and Zulu to Chariots of Fire and Elizabeth, he analyzes the themes they present, including gender, ethnicity, militarism and and imperialism--throughout exploring their dialectical relationship between past and present and how they project images and ideologies of "Britishness" to audiences in the UK and North America.

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