Visions of England: Class and Culture in Contemporary Cinema (Talking Images)

Paul Dave rewrites the relationship of film and Englishnes, exploring the full range of film production that includes the gangster thriller Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; the period cinema of Elizabeth; cult classics like Performance and Trainspotting; the mainstream romantic comedy of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones; the social realism of Billy Elliot and The Full Monty; the multicultural comedy of Bend It Like Beckham; and experimental films such as London Orbital and Robinson in Space.