Fires were started

Fires Were Started is a provocative analysis of theresponses of British film to the policies and politicalideology of the Conservative governments of MargaretThatcher and it represents an original and stimulatingcontribution to our knowledge of British cinema. Thissecond edition includes revised and updated contributionsfrom some of the leading scholars of British cinema,including Thomas Elsaesser, Peter Wollen and ManthiaDiawara. The book discuss prominent filmmakers such asPeter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roegand Stephen Frears, it also explores some lesser knownbut equally important territory such as the work of BlackBritish filmmakers, the Leeds Animation Workshop andChannel 4's Film on Four.