British Film Industry

"1950s"

• The damn Busters (1955)
• Most Films in the 1950s were war based
• There were fixed class structure during the 1950s
• Films mainly focused on masculinity & had conventional heroes

"New Wave"

• Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
• Strong Sense of a North- South Divide
• Most films were set aganist an industrial backdrop
• These films were also known as 'Kitchen Sink' Dramas
• Female characters marginalized & sterotyped
• Directors were trained as documentary makers before moving into mainstream cinema

"Swinging London"

• The Italian Job (1969)
• Most films are optimistic
• These films tend to be intersted in youth cultural fashion
• Class structure are more fluid
• Anti- hero (Michael caine in The Italian Job)

"1970s: Post Hays Code"

• Get Carter (1971)
• These fils are more graphic depictions of sex & violence
• These hfils also have a strong sense of North-South Divide
• Most fils are amoral & gritty