Publisher's Synopsis
This set focuses on the development of European cinema throughout the last century. The seven facsimiles are chosen from our imprints Cassell and Continuum and offer a broad variety of viewpoints. Focusing on more than just the analysis of film, these titles range from the impact of gender and nationhood on filmmaking to the importance and influence of production and distribution. All titles are available as set or as individual volumes. Titles include: Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930-1971 by Stephen Bourne Cinema and the Second Sex: 20 Years of Filmmaking in France by Carrie Tarr with Brigitte Rollet Dissolving Views: Key Writings on British Cinema by Andrew Higson Gaslight Melodrama: From Victorian London to 1940s Hollywood by Guy Barefoot Heroines without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema 1945-1951 by Ulrike Sieglohr Straight Acting: Popular Gay Drama from Wilde to Rattigan by Sean O'Connor The State of European Cinema: A New Dose of Reality by Angus Finney
