A Mirror for England: British Movies from Austerity to Affluence

by Raymond Durgnat

Book Overview

Raymond Durgnat s classic study of British films from the 1940s to the 1960s, first published in 1970, remains one of the most important books ever written on British cinema. In his introduction, Kevin Gough-Yates writes: Even now, it astounds by its courage and its audacity; if you think you have an original approach to a filmor a director s work and check it against A Mirror for England, you generally discover that Raymond Durgnat had said it already...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844574539
• ISBN13: 9781844574537
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 7.4"