Author: STREET, SARAH
Title: Transatlantic Crossings : British Feature Films in the United States / Sarah Street
Description: New York : Continuum 2002. First Edition. Transatlantic Crossings is the first major study of the distribution and exhibition of British films in the USA. Charting the cross-cultural reception of many British films. Sarah Street draws on a wide range of sources including studio records. film posters. press books and statistics. While the relative strength of Hollywood made it difficult for films that crossed the Atlantic. Streets research demonstrates that some strategies were more successful than others. She considers which British films made an impact and analyzes conditions that facilitated a positive reception from critics. censors. exhibitors and audiences. Case studies include Nell Gwyn (1926) . The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) . The Ghost Goes West (1935) . Henry V (1946) . Black Narcissus (1947) . The Red Shoes (1948) . Ealing comedies. The Horror of Dracula (1958) . Tom Jones (1963) . A Hard Days Night (1964) . Goldfinger (1964) . The Remains of the Day (1993) . Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Trainspotting (1996). Against a background of the economic history of the British and Hollywood film industries. Transatlantic Crossings considers the many fascinating questions surrounding the history of British films in the USA. their relevance to wider issues of Anglo-American relations and to notions of 'Britishness' on screen. An exceptional copy; fine in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 280 pages; Description: xii. 280 p.[8] p. Of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index. Subjects: Motion pictures. British --United States. Motion pictures --Great Britain --History. Series: Rethinking British cinema.ISBN: 0826413951. Weight in Kg appr.:

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