Britpop Cinema

The Britpop movement of the mid-1990s defined a generation, and the films were just as exciting as the music. Beginning with Shallow Grave, hitting its stride with Trainspotting, and going global with The Full Monty, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Shaun of the Dead, and This Is England, Britpop cinema pushed boundaries, paid Hollywood no heed, and placed the United Kingdom all too briefly at the center of the movie universe. Featuring exclusive interviews with key players such as Simon Pegg, Irvine Welsh, Michael Winterbottom and Edgar Wright, Britpop Cinema combines eyewitness accounts, close analysis, and social history to celebrate a golden age for UK film.

Miscarea Britpop de la mijlocul anilor 1990 a definit o generatie, iar filmele au fost la fel de incitante ca si muzica. Incepand cu Shallow Grave, lovindu-si pasul cu Trainspotting si mergand la nivel mondial cu The Full Monty, Lock, Stock si Two Smoking Barrels, Shaun of the Dead si This Is England, cinematograful Britpop a depasit limitele, nu a acordat atentie Hollywoodului si a plasat Marea Britanie, prea scurt, in centrul universului filmului.