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Author:   Melanie Williams ,  Brian McFarlane ,  Neil Sinyard ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780719073854

ISBN 10:   0719073855
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 August 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Cutting and coward: David Lean's early career and In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944) and Blithe Spirit (1945) 2. Nineteenth century blues: Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's Choice (1954) 3. Women in love: Brief Encounter (1945), The Passionate Friends (1949) and Summer Madness (1955) 4. Men of Vision: The Sound Barrier (1952), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 5. Feminising the epic: Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984) Select Bibliography Index -- .

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This valuable and enjoyable book serves as a useful reminder for those of us exploring the obscurer reaches of British cinema that there are major landmarks out there which we would be unwise to ignore. -- Robert Murphy. Journal of British Cinema and Television

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Melanie Williams is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia -- .

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