{"product_id":"guide-to-british-cinema-geoff-mayer-9780313303074","title":"Guide to British Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eScholarly and popular interest in British cinema has never been stronger, with films ranging from the Merchant\/Ivory pictures through \u003ci\u003eNotting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e finding both critical and commercial success in America. As such, \u003ci\u003eThe Guide to British Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e represents an invaluable guide to the nation's cinematic output, including entries on major British actors, directors, and films from 1929 through the present day. The volume also highlights both major cycles such as the Gainsborough melodrama, the Ealing comedy, and the British new wave; as well as less well-defined cycles including the vein of dark melodramas that characterized the British cinema from 1945 to 1950. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch figures as Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, and Dirk Bogarde are covered in detail, as well as Christopher Lee, Roy Ward Baker, Ray Winstone, and other long-serving but less well-known artists. The \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e pays close attention to films including \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e as well as genre pieces such as \u003ci\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. In all, the volume represents the first full-length examination of its subject, providing an irreplaceable resource for both film scholars and historians of British culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoff Mayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031330307X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313303074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.46w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 878\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 544","brand":"Geoff Mayer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057840189695,"sku":"9780313303074","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0791b687-8f56-4c21-8bf2-54a7754a8b99.jpg?v=1685049170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guide-to-british-cinema-geoff-mayer-9780313303074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}