Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered

Re-evaluates a critically neglected period in British film history Organised around four themes: stardom; film production, film style and the wider cultural context Acts as a companion volume to the monograph Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema This collection of exciting new research on British cinema of the 1960s reconsiders and reframes the film culture that emerged from that tumultuous decade. Challenging assumptions around Sixties stardom, the book focuses on creative collaboration and the contribution of production personnel beyond the director, and discusses how cultural change is reflected in both film style and cinematic themes. With perspectives and insights from established scholars and new critical voices, Sixties British Cinema Reconsidered draws on under-explored archival resources to explore four key research areas: stars and stardom; creative collaborations in filmmaking; developments in genre and film style; and how the cinema of the period both responded and contributed to social and cultural transformation in the 1960s. Contributors David Cairns, Edinburgh College of Art Llewella Chapman, University of East Anglia Phillip Drummond, New York University in London Paul Frith, University of East Anglia Mark Fryers, University of East Anglia and NYU London David Forrest, University of Sheffield Caroline Langhorst, De Montfort University Victoria Lowe, University of Manchester Laura Mayne, University of Hull Claire Mortimer, independent scholar Duncan Petrie, University of York Steven Roberts, University of Bristol Carolyn Rickards, University of Bristol Sophia Satchell-Baeza, University of the Arts London and De Montfort University Virginie Selavy, independent scholar Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England Bristol Margherita Sprio, University of Westminster Sue Vice, University of Sheffield Melanie Williams, University of East Anglia