Hollywood's Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World

by Ross Melnick

Book Overview

Beginning in the 1920s, audiences around the globe were seduced not only by Hollywood films but also by lavish movie theaters that were owned and operated by the major American film companies. These theaters aimed to provide a quintessentially "American" experience. Outfitted with American technology and accoutrements, they allowed local audiences to watch American films in an American-owned cinema in a distinctly American way.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231201516
• ISBN13: 9780231201513
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"