The British Film Resource A History of British Film Early British Comedy Early Hitchcock Introduction to Humphrey Jennings Humphrey Jennings and Third Cinema. The Stars Look Down / The Proud Valley - Conflict and Unity The Renaissance of the 1980s Film On Four The Films of David Lynch Dennis Potter & The Singing Detective
The Renaissance of the 1980s Author:Matt Pearson
Introduction Margaret Thatcher Thatcher as Inspiration Audiences The International Market Cultural Identity Crisis Us and Them A Sense of Perspective Industrial Renaissance Artistic Renaissance Towards a Healthy Industry Conclusion   print this page   further reading This site relies on your donations to stay afloat. Conclusion If Britain is in Renaissance, and it's not just hopeful PR, it is proving to be a slow process. Even today the British film industry is still struggling. It is probably too early to say whether the upturn in fortune British cinema has experienced can be sustained. There doesn't really seem to be much point in saving the British film industry though while the home market remains so indifferent to its product. With international, and particularly American, markets the only place British films are appreciated there is a danger of Britain becoming little more than an offshore extension of Hollywood that specialises in quaint, heritage pieces and quirky, low budget social realism.   Return to Main Menu
A History of British Film   Early British Comedy   Early Hitchcock   Introduction to Humphrey Jennings   Humphrey Jennings and Third Cinema.   The Stars Look Down / The Proud Valley - Conflict and Unity   The Renaissance of the 1980s   Film On Four The British Film Resource   The Films of David Lynch   Dennis Potter & The Singing Detective If you would like to reproduce any portion of this work, or have any comments, please