The British School Film
Subtitle: From Tom Brown to Harry Potter
Publisher: imusti; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 21, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781137558862
Description: Through close textual and contextual analysis of British films spanning a century, this book explores how pupils, teachers and secondary education in general have been represented on the British screen. The author addresses a number of topics including the nature of public (fee-paying) and state schooling; the values of special, single-sex and co-education; the role of male and female teachers; and the nature of childhood and adolescence itself. From the silents of Hitchcock to the sorcery of Harry Potter, British cinema's continued exploration of school life highlights its importance in the nation's everyday experience and imaginary landscape. Beyond this, the school film, varying in scope from low-budget exploitation to Hollywood-financed blockbusters, serves both as a prism through which one can trace major shifts in the British film industry and as a barometer of the social and cultural concerns of the cinema-going public.
Notes: Source title: The British School Film: From Tom Brown to Harry Potter