America Through a British Lens

Cinematic Portrayals 1930–2010

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de James D. Stone

Type

Studies

Sujet

Countries > Great Britain

Mots Clés

Great Britain, United States, representation

Année d'édition

2017

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 216 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-9814-7

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Description de l'ouvrage:
 As the British watched their empire crumble and the United States became the dominant world power, many British films warned of the dangers posed by American culture. Americans were frequently portrayed as disconcertingly ambitious, reckless and irreverent. Yet the same films that depicted the U.S. as an agent of chaos also suggested Britons might do well to embrace American-style energy and egalitarianism.

Movies like Love Actually, The Quatermass Xperiment, 28 Weeks Later, Local Hero and Alfred Hitchcock’s Secret Agent have delved into the storied “special relationship” between the U.S. and U.K. These films and many more examined in this first book-length study of British movies about America, reveal much about British attitudes regarding power, gender, class, sexuality and emotion.

À propos de l'auteur :
James D. Stone is an associate professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

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