Melanie Williams, "A Taste of Honey" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Summary

What makes a film a classic? In A Taste of Honey (Bloomsbury, 2023), published as part of the BFI Film Classics series, Melanie Williams, a Professor of Film and Television Studies in the School of Art, Media and American Studies at the University of East Anglia, tells the story of the film's production and reception. The book explores the key themes of the film situating ideas of class, gender, race, and sexuality in both a historical context as well as thinking through the contemporary and continuing relevance of the film. Adding new insights to an overview of the existing critical responses, the book will be of interest across the arts and humanities, as well as for anyone interested in one of British cinema’s most important films.

Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Manchester.

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Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Manchester.

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