British Film

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(181) 1 The National Health: Great Britain/Deep England 13(17) 2 The Magic Box: What Is British Cinema? 30(18) 3 The Common Touch: The Art of Being Realistic 48(18) 4 The Mirror Crack'd: British Expressionism 66(20) 5 Millions like Us: National Cinema as Popular Cinema 86(18) 6 The Stars Look Down: Acting British 104(20) 7 No Sex Please-We're British: Sex, Gender, and the National Character 124(19) 8 Carry On Regardless: The British Sense of Humor 143(18) 9 Sexy Beasts: British Monsters 161(21) 10 The Ruling Class: Ideology and the School Movie 182(17) 11 The Long Memory: History and Heritage 199(20) 12 I'm British but...: Empire and After 219(16) Notes 235(20) Bibliography 255(18) Filmography 273(8) Index 281