The Cinema of Britain and Ireland
Edited by Brian McFarlane
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A fresh, concise, but wide-ranging introduction and overview to British and Irish cinema, this volume contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region. Films ranging from 1928 to 2002 are featured from directors such as John Boorman, Nicolas Roeg, Sally Potter and Jack Clayton. As well as discussions of genre and influences, The Cinema of Britain and Ireland includes in-depth studies of films such as Room at the Top (1958), The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), Orlando (1992), and Sweet Sixteen (2002).
About the Author:
Brian McFarlane is Honorary Associate Professor at Monash University. His books include The Encyclopedia of British Film (co-authored, 2003) and An Autobiography of British Cinema (1997).
Press Reviews:
The contributors to this essay collection attest to its value... The cover a lot of ground here. David Marcou, British Heritage
A pleasure to read and is recommended to film buffs and novices alike. H-Albion
A page-turning smorgasbord of intelligent insights contributed by experts on the subject. Film Ireland
> From the same author:
The Encyclopedia of British Film (2021)
Dir. Brian McFarlane and Anthony Slide
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Four from the Forties (2018)
Arliss, Crabtree, Knowles and Huntington
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Double-Act (2015)
The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum
Subject: Actress > Googie Withers, John McCallum
Michael Winterbottom (2009)
by Brian McFarlane and Deane Williams
Subject: Director > Michael Winterbottom
New Australian cinema (1992)
sources and parallels in American and British films
by Brian McFarlane and Geoff Mayer
> On a related topic:
Outsider Cinema (2025)
Independent and Amateur Filmmaking in Northern Ireland, 1929-1989
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
On Location (2023)
A Guide to Visiting the UK and Ireland's Best Film and TV Sights
Historical Dictionary of British Cinema (2026)
by Alan Burton and Steve Chibnall
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Reframing Margaret Thatcher (2026)
Genre, form, and the making of post-Thatcherism in British film and TV
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Cinema, Culture, Scotland (2025)
Selected Essays
Dir. Colin McArthur and Jonathan Murray
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Uncanny Landscapes in 21st Century British Cinema (2025)
The Pestilence in the Ditch
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Killing Children in British Fiction (2025)
Thatcherism to Brexit
by Dominic Dean
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
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