Hollywood and the Invention of England
Subtitle: Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781501305870
Subjects: Motion pictures, united states; Historical films
Description: "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"--Bloomsbury Publishing.