Books in the National Cinemas series

From the international successes of Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, to the smaller productions of the new generation of Irish filmmakers, this book explores films from and about Ireland.

This books traces the inscription of nation across Canada's film history, from early films of colonisation and white settlement to contemporary Canada's diverse multicultural output.

Nordic National Cinemas explores the film histories and cultures of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden. The authors trace the twentieth-century development of each country's domestic film production and audiences.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the British film industry within an economic, political and social context. Using the notions of 'official' and 'unofficial' cinema, the author demonstrates how British cinema has been both 'respectable' and 'disreputable' according to the prevailing notions of what constitutes good cinema.

Brazilian cinema is one of the most influential national cinemas in Latin America. This work traces the evolution of Brazilian film, including studies of international box-office hits. It provides an overview of the relationship between Brazilian cinema and issues of national and cultural identity.

A student-friendly introduction to Mexican cinema within the context of Mexican national identity.

Examines how cinema in South Africa represents national identities, particularly with regard to race. This book establishes interrelationships between South African cinema and key points in South Africa's history, showing how cinema figures in the making, entrenching and undoing of apartheid.

Nordic National Cinemas explores the film histories and cultures of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden. The authors trace the twentieth-century development of each country's domestic film production and audiences.

This book situates Australian cinema in its historical and cultural perspective, offering detailed critiques of key films from 1970 onwards, and using them to illustrate the recent theories on the cinema industries.

This revised and updated edition provides an historical overview of French cinema from its roots through to the political and social developments in the 1990s and beyond.

Examines a range of films in relation to the social, political, economic and technological events surrounding them. This book assesses the work of directors and stars alike, exploring the competing definitions of German cinema as art cinema, entertainment, political propaganda and rival of Hollywood.

This introduction to Chinese cinema covers the 'three Chinas': mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It traces the formation, negotiation and problematization of the issue of national identity on the screen over 90 years.

Using accounts of films, popular film magazines and documents not readily available to an English-speaking audience, as well as case studies focusing on the key issues of each epoch, this volume illuminates the complex and changing relationship between cinema and Spanish national identity.

This work explores the changing relationship of Italian cinema and Italian society, and asks whether the national cinema really does represent Italian interests and culture. Sorlin discusses the work of major film makers such as De Sica, Visconti, Fellini, Antonioni and Moretti.

This book identifies the most significant Spaghetti Westerns produced and the individuals who contributed to the genre, including actors Clint Eastwood, composers such as Ennio Morricone, and directors like Sergio Leone. The most memorable movies of the genre are also examined, including Django, A Fistful of Dollars, and They Call Me Trinity.

This volume highlighting the movies that were produced after the Franco's death in 1976-a new era in which creative expression emerged from the censorship imposed by an autocratic dictator. The titles included herein represent a national cinema to reflect a public sentiment about a society in the wake of systematic artistic suppression.

The Encyclopedia of Sexism in Film discusses sexism on screen-both blatant and subtle-in more than 150 motion pictures. This volume, examine the images, scenes, and dialogue that both reflect and shape the ongoing struggles with gender roles, sex, and orientation across decades and genres, in films ranging from 9 to 5 to The X-Men.

This volume will showcase the most salient Cuban cinematic works, inclusive of feature length films, documentaries, and animation. In addition to entries on specific films, the book will include profiles of significant figures in Cuban cinema as well as themes, genres, and trends.