Shane Meadows Critical Essays

From his breakthrough short films in the early 1990s and feature debut TwentyFourSeven (1997) through to the BAFTA-winning This Is England (2007) and hit television spin-off, director Shane Meadows has emerged as one of the most distinctive and influential voices in contemporary British cinema. Shane Meadows: Critical Essays is the first book on this widely admired filmmaker, and explores the full range of his work, from its origins in local no-budget D.I.Y. media through to international festival acclaim and multiple award wins. Through a range of essays, it presents a comprehensive analysis of Shane Meadowsʹ œuvre to date, situating his work in the context of British cinema history as well as wider cultural changes from the nineties to now. -- Publisher description.

Year

2013

Language

English

Publisher

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

Editions

1

Pages

216

ISBN

9780748676392

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