[ecrea] New Publication: EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, EMI Films and 
the Limits of British Cinema 
<https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319948027> (Palgrave Macmillan).

*About the Book*

/EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema/is the first book to trace 
the development of one of the largest and most important companies in 
British cinema history, EMI Films. From 1969 to its eventual demise in 
1986, EMI would produce many of the key works of seventies and eighties 
British cinema, ranging from popular family dramas like /The Railway 
Children/ (Lionel Jeffries, 1970) through to critically acclaimed 
arthouse successes like /Britannia Hospital/ (Lindsay Anderson, 1982). 
However, EMI’s role in these productions has been recorded only 
marginally, as footnotes in general histories of British cinema. This 
book explores the reasons for this critical neglect, arguing that EMI’s 
amorphous nature as a transnational film company has led to its omission 
from this history and makes it an ideal subject to explore the ‘limits’ 
of British cinema.

*Endorsements*

‘This very welcome book tells the story – for the first time - of how 
EMI produced many of the key works of seventies and eighties British 
cinema, becoming the largest British film production company in the 
process. By showing how EMI played a role in the creation and the 
definition of a British “national culture”, the book makes a very 
significant contribution not only to British cinema history but also to 
British cultural history in general.’ - Paul Newland, Bath Spa University

‘/EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema/ fills a clear gap in the 
existing literature on British cinema and offers a compelling analysis 
of a really tricky period of British film and cultural history. The 
period is characterised by fragmentation and contradictory currents 
which are difficult to map; Paul Moody has admirably succeeded in making 
sense of a complex historical moment, while still conveying the somewhat 
chaotic nature of the events under examination.’ - Robert Shail, Leeds 
Beckett University, UK

*eBook:*ISBN 978-3-319-94803-4 | £47.99

*Hardcover:*ISBN 978-3-319-94802-7 | £59.99

*Available from Palgrave:*https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319948027


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