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1 The Black Presence on Screen

2 Sanders of the River (Alexander Korda, 1935)

3 The Proud Valley (Penrose Tennyson, 1940)

4 Raul Robeson

5 Pool of London (Basil Dearden,1950)

6 Sapphire (Basil Dearden, 1959)

7 Flame in the Streets (Roy Baker, 1961)

8 Jim Pines British Cinema and Black Representation, In ed Robert Murphy – The British Cinema Book

9 Jim Pines British Cinema and Black Representation, In ed Robert Murphy – The British Cinema Book Blacks characters represented either as ‘victims’ or as ‘social problem’.

10 Jim Pines British Cinema and Black Representation, In ed Robert Murphy – The British Cinema Book Blacks characters represented either as ‘victims’ or as ‘social problem’. Black characters in the films tend to function primarily as catalysts for the expression of white characters’ anxieties.

11 Stephen Bourne Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television (2001)

12 Stephen Bourne Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television (2001) Black British actors not promoted

13 Mona Lisa (Neil Jordan, 1986)

14 Lola Young Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality the Cinema (1996)

15 Lola Young Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality the Cinema (1996) Cinematic images repeat stereotypes

16 Lola Young Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality the Cinema (1996) Cinematic images repeat stereotypes Race and sex should be considered together

17 Lola Young Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality the Cinema (1996) Cinematic images repeat stereotypes Race and sex should be considered together Films must be put in their historic/social/economic and political context

18 Sarah Street British National Cinema (1997) Renaissance in Black and Asian British film making between

19 My Beautiful Launderette (Stephen Frears, 1985)

20 Bhaji on the Beach (Gurinder Chada, (1992)

21 Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996)

22 Bend It Like Beckham (Gurinder Chada, 2002)


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