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Hollywood and the Invention of England: Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017

Hollywood and the Invention of England: Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017

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Film StudiesBritish History

ISBN10: 1501305875
ISBN13: 9781501305870
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 21 2019
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Drawing on new archival research into Hollywood production history and detailed analysis of individual films, Hollywood and the Invention of England examines the surprising affinity for the English past in Hollywood cinema. Stubbs asks why Hollywood filmmakers have so frequently drawn on images and narratives depicting English history, and why films of this type have resonated with audiences in America. Beginning with an overview of the cultural interaction between American film and English historical culture, the book proceeds to chart the major filmmaking cycles which characterise Hollywood's engagement with the English past from the 1930s to the present, assessing the value of English-themed films in the American film industry while also placing them in a broader historical context.

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