TY - BOOK ID - 136323337 TI - Women in British cinema PY - 2000 SN - 1283205521 9786613205520 1441134980 9781441134981 9781283205528 6613205524 0826447325 9780826447326 0826447333 9780826447333 PB - London New York Continuum DB - UniCat KW - Women in the motion picture industry KW - Women in motion pictures. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136323337 AB - This book takes a broad perspective and analyses the ways in which the British film industry has dealt with women and their creativity from 1930 to the present. The first part of the book deals comprehensively with different historical periods in British film culture, showing how the 'agency' of production company, director, distribution company or scriptwriter can bring about new patterns of female stereotyping. The second part looks at the input of women workers into the film process. It assesses the work of women in a variety of roles: directors such as Wendy Toye and Sally Potter, producer ER -