ABSTRACT
This topic area looks at films made in Scotland or about Scotland, from Bill Forsyth’s That Sinking Feeling (Glasgow Youth Theatre/LakeFilms/Minor Miracle Film Co-op 1979) to the present day, and encompasses the opportunity to study particular genres of Scottish film, and to explore broader representational issues that underpin the films in this period, such as the filmic construction of Scotland, social issues, the rural and
This chapter will look at:
■ the content and contexts of the focus films; ■ what is distinct and different about Scottish cinema; ■ a range of textual and contextual issues surrounding Scottish cinema.
