Uncanny Landscapes in 21st Century British Cinema

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The Pestilence in the Ditch

Lawrence Jackson (University of Kent)

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Edinburgh University Press
01 December 2025

Film theory & criticism

A consideration of how some recent British films are defined by their atmospheres of unease, which grow out of a bold and distinctive treatment of landscape. An uncertain tendency in recent British cinema has been to conjure atmospheres of eerie unease, depicting landscapes through which lost figures wander. The films of, among others, Andrea Arnold, Clio Barnard, Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows and Ben Wheatley play out against these landscapes, which are formed of abandoned sites that are neither rural nor urban, but somewhere in between. These liminal spaces are disorientating enclosures from which the viewer infers something malign: the pestilence in the ditch. These contaminated metaphysical spaces are travelled by the films' characters and viewers alike.

By: Lawrence Jackson (University of Kent)
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399535137
ISBN 10: 1399535137
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowlegements Introduction 1. The Eerie in Landscape 2. The Song of the Land 3. Revelatory Shadows 4. The Revolt Against Heritage 5. Beneath the Heritage Landscape 6. Defeated Landscapes 7. Cautious Redemption Conclusion Key Films Bibliography Index

Lawrence Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Film Practice at the School of Arts, University of Kent.

Reviews for Uncanny Landscapes in 21st Century British Cinema: The Pestilence in the Ditch

Uncanny Landscapes in 21st Century British Cinema: The Pestilence in the Ditch opens up whole new layers of discussion of British landscape cinema. From examining the poetry of John Clare and the enclosures, to considering the road racers in The Selfish Giant as the descendants of Goldsmith's village, this book looks at the films discussed in a totally fresh and expansive way.-- ""Clio Barnard, writer-director of The Selfish Giant""