Don't Look Now: British Cinema in the 1970s

By Paul Newland

While postwar British cinema and the British new wave have received much scholarly attention, the misunderstood period of the 1970s has been comparatively ignored. Don’t Look Now uncovers forgotten but richly rewarding films, including Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now and the films of Lindsay Anderson and Barney Platts-Mills. This volume offers insight into the careers of important film-makers and sheds light on the genres of experimental film, horror, and rock and punk films, as well as representations of the black community, shifts in gender politics, and adaptations of television comedies. The contributors ask searching questions about the nature of British film culture and its relationship to popular culture, television, and the cultural underground.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Release date: Jun 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781841503202

Paul Newland

Paul joined the University of Worcester in 2020 as Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for the College of Arts, Humanities and Education. He previously worked at Bath Spa University and Aberystwyth University. His research specialisms span English Literature and Film Studies. He has published books on representations of London’s East End in literature and film, British cinema of the 1970s, British rural landscapes on film, and British art cinema. He has extensive experience on editorial boards and of writing book reviews and reviews of journal articles for a range of publishers.