Transatlantic Crossings Tapa dura - 2002

Continuum, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket/No Jacket. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' or use marks; lacks dust jacket and has very light shelf rubbing at the spine ends, otherwise excellent.

New York : Continuum, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 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… Leer más