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The Wallflower Critical Guide to Contemporary British and Irish Directors
Edited by Yoram Allon, Del Cullen and Hannah Patterson
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Encompassing the careers of over 350 directors who have worked within the British and Irish film industries over the last twenty years, this volume covers stalwarts such as David Lean, Richard Attenborough, and Neil Jordan; pioneers of 1960s Social Realism such as Lindsay Anderson and Tony Richardson, 1980s heritage filmmakers Ishmail Merchant and James Ivory; stylistic innovators such as Sally Potter, Lynne Ramsay and Derek Jarman; documentarists Nick Broomfield and Kevin MacDonald; and many emergent contemporary talents such as Danny Boyle, Shane Meadows and Guy Ritchie. For each director, the volume provides brief biographical material, a complete filmography, and critical analysis of individual works.
About the authors:
Yoram Allon is editorial director of Wallflower Press.Del Cullen is chief editor of Wallflower Press and is a novelist and screenwriter.Hannah Patterson is project manager of the Critical Guides and a freelance film critic.
Press Reviews:
As a reference tool, this Critical Guide is utterly indispensable... Addictive. Film Ireland
The films are analyzed with considerable insight, mindful of the interrelationships of the films in the directors' overall body of work, as well as the context of cinema history. American Reference Books Annual
See the publisher website: Wallflower Press
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