The Cultural Impact of British Film - BFI
The Cultural Impact of British Film - BFI
The Cultural Impact of British Film - BFI
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<strong>Cultural</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> films from UK nations<br />
• <strong>Cultural</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> films from the UK nations is intimately<br />
linked to issues <strong>of</strong> political control, access and representation<br />
– a long march to ‘devolved cinemas’<br />
• <strong>Film</strong>s from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have had<br />
very different pathways towards cultural impact<br />
• Northern Irish ‘Troubles’ overshadowed local cinema but<br />
controversial hits (In <strong>The</strong> Name <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Father ,<strong>The</strong> Crying<br />
Game) drew episodic world attention to N. Ireland<br />
• Scotland’s road to self-representation reaches a peak in mid-<br />
1990s but struggles to maintain cultural momentum<br />
• And Wales?
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