This book a collection of essays by expert film researchers and lecturers contributes to the
growing body of scholarship on cinematic cities by looking at how one city-London-has been
represented on film. In particular the collection examines how films about London have
responded to social material and political change in the city either by capturing and so
influencing how we think about London or by acting as catalysts (intentionally or otherwise)
for public debate. Individual essays explore films ranging from the earliest actualities of the
late nineteenth century to contemporary blockbusters. The book will appeal to film scholars and
students as well as to readers interested in the history of London and its changing image.
