Transatlantic Crossings

by Sarah Street

Book Overview

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, StreetAEs research demonstrates that some strategies were more successful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082641396X
• ISBN13: 9780826413963
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A simply fascinating and well documented history

Transatlantic Crossings: Rethinking British Cinema by Sarah Street (Reader in Screen Studies, University of Bristol, England), is a meticulously researched and scholarly study of the distribution and showing of British films in America, from the 1920s to the present day. From the hurdles filmmakers had to leap in order to compete with the allure of Hollywood, to case studies of breakout successful favorites such as "Goldfinger" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral", Transatlantic Crossings is a simply fascinating and well documented history which is very highly recommended for film buffs and students of American/British cinematic history. Transatlantic Crossings is also available in hardcover.