British Science Fiction Cinema (British Popular Cinema)

British Science Fiction Cinema (British Popular Cinema)

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While overshadowed by Hollywood's prolific output, British science fiction is responsible for many of the classics of the genre. In a series of case studies of key films, this book spans the history of sci-fi filmmaking in Britain, embracing not just British-produced films but classics by British directors in Hollywood such as Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, and Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner.

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Explores the breadth of British sci-fi films through readings of key films, examining the factors that shaped them, and the concerns they reflect, through the postwar boom years to the more sporadic production of recent times. --This text refers to the Digital edition.

British Science Fiction Cinema (British Popular Cinema),I.Q. HUNTER,Routledge,0415168686,Europe - Great Britain - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Great Britain,History and criticism,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Science fiction films,Film theory & criticism,United Kingdom, Great Britain

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