Heritage film : nation, genre and representation
Vidal Villasur, Belén2012
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This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the critical debates around the heritage film, from its controversial status in British cinema of the 1980s to is expansion into a versatile international genre in the 1990s and 2000s. This study explores the heritage film in light of questions of national identity in film and television, industry and funding, and history, gender and representation. using a wide range of examples and including an in-depth analysis of three case studies - Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Joyeux Noel (2005) and The Queen (2006) - this book preents the heritage film as a thriving phenomenon at the centre of contemporary European cinema.
Main title:
Heritage film : nation, genre and representation / Belén Vidal.
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Imprint:
London : Wallflower, c2012.
Collation:
150 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
0231850042 (ebook)9780231162036 (pbk)0231162030 (pbk)9780231850049 (ebook)
Dewey class:
791.4'3658791.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
3446084
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