Title: America through a British lens : cinematic portrayals, 1930-2010 /
Authors: Stone, James D., 1970-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Motion pictures Great Britain History; National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.; Motion pictures; National characteristics, American, in motion pictures; United States In motion pictures.; Great Britain; United States
Abstract: "Movies like Love Actually, The Quatermass Xperiment, 28 Weeks Later, Local Hero and Alfred Hitchcock's The Secret Agent have delved into the "special relationship" between the U.S. and U.K. These films and more are examined in this first book-length study of British movies about America, revealing much about British attitudes regarding power, gender, class, sexuality and emotion"--
Contents: Introduction: Admitting America to British life -- "I used to like gangsters and newspaper films, but i'm not so sure now": the Hollywood dreams of Jessie Matthews and the British film industry -- "But he's so kind and friendly!" the mysterious American in 1930s British cinema -- Johnny in the clouds: middle-class fantasies of the American G.I. -- "Funny thing about controls, suddenly they go haywire": debating the necessity of restraint in postwar Britain -- "A well-intentioned but inexperienced colossus": British cinema, Picture Post and the redefinition of national identity in the postwar period -- "a world worth saving" redefining national identity in Margaret Thatcher's Britain -- "You're his little English bitch and you don't even know it": Gendering Anglo-american relations in post/9/11 British cinema.