British Social Realism From Documentary to Brit Grit

by Samantha Lay

From its beginnings in the documentary movement of the thirties, to its more stylistically eclectic and generically hybrid contemporary forms, socialrealism in British cinema remains a rich and diverse tradition. Samantha Lay examines the movements, moments, and cycles of British social realist texts through a detailed consideration of practice, politics, form, style, and content. It also includes case studies of key texts including Listen To Britain , Saturday Night and Sunday Morning , Letter To Brezhnev , and Nil By Mouth . The book considers the challenges for social realist film practice and production in Britain, now and in the future.

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2002

Reviews

[Nadja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically my dissertation

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Informative and knowledgable, but its presentation is far from engaging, and it often becomes repetitive. It is a worthwhile read, though, for anyone heavily interested in European cinema.

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

good history - concise, clear, informative