Hollywood and the Invention of England: Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017

by Jonathan Stubbs

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.

222 pages, Hardcover

Published February 21, 2019

Reviews

[Malcolm Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book,even if it is covering familiar ground.The American film industry has always dominated the British film industry, ironically by using British stories and characters. Written in Avery accessible tyle.