John Orr
Author
Series
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
In a fresh and invigorating look at British cinema John Orr examines the neglected relationship between romanticism and modernism from 1929 to the present-day. Encompassing a broad selection of films, film-makers and debates, this book brings a new perspective to how scholars might understand and interrogate the major traditions that have shaped British cinema history. Orr identifies two prominent genres in the British template that often go unrecognised,...