false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190753346m/1949598.jpg 1949598 2 <P> <I>Fires Were Started</I> is a provocative analysis of the responses of British film to the policies and political ideology of the Conservative governments of Margaret Thatcher and it represents an original and stimulating contribution to our knowledge of British cinema. This second edition includes revised and updated contributions from some of the leading scholars of British cinema, including Thomas Elsaesser, Peter Wollen and Manthia Diawara. The book discuss prominent filmmakers such as Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roeg and Stephen Frears, it also explores some lesser known but equally important territory such as the work of Black British filmmakers, the Leeds Animation Workshop and Channel 4's Film on Four. Films discussed include <I>Distant Voices, Still Lives</I>, <I>My Beautiful Launderette</I>, <I>Chariots of Fire</I> and <I>Drowning by Numbers</I>. </P> 848697 15 4 2006 Fires Were Started: British Cinema And Thatcherism (Close Up) total:2|5:1|4:1| 2 9 2 1 863270 190476472X 9781904764724 1 1 4.50 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/863270.Fires_Were_Started_British_Cinema_And_Thatcherism 5 0 false Wed Oct 22 07:46:34 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 07:47:16 -0700 2008 1949598 1904764711 9781904764717 1 0 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190753346m/1949598.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1949598.Fires_Were_Started_British_Cinema_and_Thatcherism 4 0 false Tue Sep 25 13:49:10 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 13:49:10 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1949598