Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index.
Contents
Film production in the UK in the 1990s and 2000s -- Film policy and national cinema : cultural value and economic value -- English cinema, transnationalism and globalisation -- English literature, the contemporary novel and the cinema -- Jane Austen : 'the hottest scriptwriter in Hollywood' -- The Austen screen franchise in the 2000s -- Intimate and epic versions of the English past -- Blurring boundaries : historical myopia and period authenticity -- Conclusion.
Summary
Andrew Higson demonstrates how a variety of Englishnesses have appeared on screen since 1990 and surveys the genres and production modes that have captured those representations. He examines several contemporary 'English' dramas that embody the transnationalism of contemporary cinema, from 'Notting Hill' to 'The Constant Gardener'.
