English Heritage, English Cinema - Higson, Andrew (, Professor of Film Studies, University of East Anglia)

Costume dramas such as "Chariots of Fire", "Elizabeth", and others were vital to the success of British cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. Studying these films, and the debate about their politics and their meanings, and about their relationship to the heritage industry; this book also includes an extensive case study of "Howards End" and "Elizabeth".