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PAST AND PRESENT: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND THE BRITISH HISTORICAL FILM

by James Chapman

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Exploring throughout the dialectical relationship between past and present, Chapman reveals how such films promote British achievements - but also sometimes question them - and how they project images of 'Britishness' to audiences both in the UK and internationally.

Historical filmsHistory and criticismNational characteristics, British, in motion picturesPerforming artsNationalism in motion picturesHistorical films--history and criticismHistorical films--great britain--history and criticismPn1995.9.n352 c43 2005791.43658