The British Film Institute, the government and film culture, 1933-2000 /
edited by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and Christophe Dupin
- Paperback edition.
- xvi, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Originally published: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-318) and index.
Editors' Introduction1. Foundation and early years – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith2. Post-War Renaissance – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith3. 'Je t'aime – moi non plus': Ernest Lindgren and Henri Langlois – Christophe Dupin4. The BFI and Film Exhibition, 1933–70 – Christophe Dupin5. The Vanguard of film Appreciation: the Film Society movement and film Culture, 1945–65 – Richard MacDonald6. From the 1964 Labour government to the 1970 BFI Crisis – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith7. The view from the regions – Melanie Selfe8. Paddy Whannel and BFI Education – Terry Bolas9. The 1970s – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith10. The Smith years – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith11. The BFI and film production: half a century of innovative independent film-making – Christophe Dupin12. The BFI and television – Richard Paterson13. The Sight and Sound story – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith14. A public showcase for the BFI: the Museum of the Moving Image – Lorraine Blakemore15. Towards the Millennium – Geoffrey Nowell-Smith16. EpilogueBibliographyIndex.
From a modest start in the 1930s, the British Film Institute (BFI) grew rapidly after the war to encompass every kind of film-related activity. This book examines the interplay of external and internal forces that led to the BFI's unique development as a multi-faceted public body.
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