America Through a British Lens

Cinematic Portrayals 1930–2010

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by James D. Stone

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Great Britain

Keywords

Great Britain, United States, representation

Publishing date

2017

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

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

ISBN

978-0-7864-9814-7

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Book Presentation:
 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.

About the Author:
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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