Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Foreign Films in America
- A History
Engelsk Paperback
Se mere i:
Foreign Films in America
- A History
Engelsk Paperback

529 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

Foreign films once enjoyed a position of prominence on American theater screens. By the start of World War I, however, the United States'' film industry was strong enough to challenge that foreign presence and foreign films in America have been insignificant ever since. For about a century, the Hollywood cartel has dominated the production, distribution, and exhibition of movies domestically and around the world.

This work traces the history of the foreign film in America from its domination in the early days to its low standing in the present, looking at the attempts made by foreign producers to increase their presence on American cinema screens, the responses by Hollywood to those attempts, and the oligopoly of Hollywood''s few producers. The work discusses the cultural differences between foreign artistic expression and the commercialism of the American film and analyzes Hollywood''s explanations for the lack of a foreign presence: Americans have "unique" tastes, they don''t like subtitles, foreign films are immoral or badly made, trade union pressure, and so on. An appendix detailing the all-time gross earnings of foreign-language films and a full bibliography conclude the work, which is illustrated with stills and posters.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
259
ISBN-13:
9780786417643
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786417641
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
10 mar 2004
Længde:
13mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
10 mar 2004
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge