British Film Directors: A Critical Guide

Product Description This concise, authoritative volume analyses critically the work of 100 British directors, from the innovators of the silent period to contemporary auteurs. Review "One of the key virtues of this brilliant book is the fact that it is written to reach both the layperson and the academic equally; the films discussed are also readily available on DVD, making this an ideal teaching tool for the classroom. This highly readable work should, for the time being, be the last word on the subject of British directors . . . a stunning achievement."--Wheeler Winston Dixon, author of "Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood "and editor of "Film and Television After 9/11 "" One of the key virtues of this brilliant book is the fact that it is written to reach both the layperson and the academic equally; the films discussed are also readily available on DVD, making this an ideal teaching tool for the classroom. This highly readable work should, for the time being, be the last word on the subject of British directors . . . a stunning achievement. " -- Wheeler Winston Dixon, author of Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood and editor of Film and Television After 9/11 " One of the key virtues of this brilliant book is the fact that it is written to reach both the layperson and the academic equally; the films discussed are also readily available on DVD, making this an ideal teaching tool for the classroom. This highly readable work should, for the time being, be the last word on the subject of British directors . . . a stunning achievement." -- Wheeler Winston Dixon, author of "Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood "and editor of "Film and Television After 9/11"