Section
British Cinema
The movements and moments that made British film — the New Wave, the social realists, the genre traditions.
3 pieces in this section
- 01The British New Wave, BrieflyThe late-1950s/60s social realism that changed what British films could be about.Feature
- 02Shaken, Not Stirred: The British Spy FilmThe spy film as a British genre — from Bond to le Carré — and what it says about the country that keeps making them.Feature
- 03The British Comedy TraditionFrom Ealing to the modern awkward comedy — the peculiarly British sense of humour on screen.Feature