British Cinema brings together leading international scholars to investigate the rich diversity of Britain's film production, and explore the different cultural traditions which have shaped Britain's national identity onscreen.

Justine Ashby is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia. Andrew Higson is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East Anglia.

List of plates and table Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction 1. Re-framing British Cinema Studies 2. The Distribution and Reception of British Films Abroad 3. Cinema, Popular Culture and the Middlebrow 4. Authorship and Agency 5. Genres, Movements and Cycles 6. Contemporary Cinema 1: Britain's Other Communities 7. Contemporary Cinema 2: Whose Heritage?