Foreign Films In America
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Foreign Films In America
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Author : Kerry Segrave
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-11-18
Foreign Films In America written by Kerry Segrave and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-18 with Performing Arts categories.
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.
Foreign Films On American Screens
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Author : Michael F. Mayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Foreign Films On American Screens written by Michael F. Mayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Foreign films categories.
The International Film Industry
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Author : Thomas H. Guback
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The International Film Industry written by Thomas H. Guback and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Motion picture industry categories.
A Foreign Affair
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Author : Gerd Gemünden
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2008-04-30
A Foreign Affair written by Gerd Gemünden and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with Performing Arts categories.
With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish émigré from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low.
American Films Abroad
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Author : Kerry Segrave
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
American Films Abroad written by Kerry Segrave and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Motion picture industry categories.
While Hollywood contends that the domination of American films abroad is due to the quality of its product, the truth is that the major American movie studios have established a virtual worldwide monopoly on the distribution and exhibition of the film industry. The United States government has greatly aided Hollywood's effort's and continues to do so.The U.S. governemnt first became heavily involved with the film industry in 1916 when U.S. consuls were instructed to report on the market for American movies. The government, in turn, made this information available to the industry. Eight companies (MGM, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, RKO, Warner Bros., Universal, United Artists, and Columbia) used the government information to establish a virtual cartel. This work examines the practices of this cartel in its various forms, how it came to dominate the industry worldwide, and the role the U.S. government has played in advancing its monopolistic practices.
The Foreign Film Renaissance On American Screens 1946 1973
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Author : Tino Balio
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2010-11-05
The Foreign Film Renaissance On American Screens 1946 1973 written by Tino Balio and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-05 with Performing Arts categories.
Largely shut out of American theaters since the 1920s, foreign films such as Open City, Bicycle Thief, Rashomon, The Seventh Seal, Breathless, La Dolce Vita and L’Avventura played after World War II in a growing number of art houses around the country and created a small but influential art film market devoted to the acquisition, distribution, and exhibition of foreign-language and English-language films produced abroad. Nurtured by successive waves of imports from Italy, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Japan, and the Soviet Bloc, the renaissance was kick-started by independent distributors working out of New York; by the 1960s, however, the market had been subsumed by Hollywood. From Roberto Rossellini’s Open City in 1946 to Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris in 1973, Tino Balio tracks the critical reception in the press of such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tony Richardson, Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Satyajit Ray, and Milos Forman. Their releases paled in comparison to Hollywood fare at the box office, but their impact on American film culture was enormous. The reception accorded to art house cinema attacked motion picture censorship, promoted the director as auteur, and celebrated film as an international art. Championing the cause was the new “cinephile” generation, which was mostly made up of college students under thirty. The fashion for foreign films depended in part on their frankness about sex. When Hollywood abolished the Production Code in the late 1960s, American-made films began to treat adult themes with maturity and candor. In this new environment, foreign films lost their cachet and the art film market went into decline.
Hollywood And The Foreign Touch
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Author : Harry Waldman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Hollywood And The Foreign Touch written by Harry Waldman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
While a few select foreign filmmakers have been widely recognized for their contributions to Hollywood, scores more have gone largely unrecognized. Arranged alphabetically, this volume provides detailed information on the filmmakers and their films.
World Affairs In Foreign Films 2nd Edition
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Author : Roberta Seret
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-03
World Affairs In Foreign Films 2nd Edition written by Roberta Seret and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with categories.
This edition of World Affairs in Foreign Films, 2nd edition is written for high school and college students as well as for adults of all ages. 14 films from around the world offer insights into fascinating countries and cultures. We are all visual learners and film has the power to capture our imagination and take us to places that we have never known before. Seeing is believing, and to be transported into the middle of a foreign country as it is today, and then to discuss it, offers us the opportunity to experience diverse ways of living and to better understand America in the global community. Foreign films give us the experience of traveling beyond borders and without a plane ticket or visa. Film has the power to show the relationship of geography with history, the interaction of economics and politics and the unifying message of the heart. Film speaks a universal language that helps us understand what we share in common. It encourages us to ask questions, open our minds to the unknown, and go beyond our limits to learn. Film has the power to connect us all. Lovers of cinema and world affairs will enjoy this innovative book and its multi-disciplinary format with questions and information at the end of 9 perspectives of learning. The group discussions focus on analyzing global problems from diverse points of views as well as thinking critically and sharing ideas. Perfect for classrooms, Board rooms, Book clubs and all groups who enjoy learning about different cultures through FILM.
Film Policy
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Author : Albert Moran
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-18
Film Policy written by Albert Moran and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Film Policy is the first comprehensive overview of the workings of the international film industry. The authors examine film cultures and film policy across the world, explaining why Hollywood cinema dominates the global film market, and the effects of the rise of television and video on the international industry. In a series of case studies drawn from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia, the authors explore the relationship between Hollywood cinema product and national film cultures, and trace the development of international and national film policies, looking at issues of financing, regulation, protectionism and censorship.
Transatlantic Crossings
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Author : Sarah Street
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Transatlantic Crossings written by Sarah Street and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
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 Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Trainspotting (1996).Against a background of the economic history of the British and Hollywood film industries, Transatlantic Crossings considers the many fascinating questions surrounding the history of British films in the USA, their relevance to wider issues of Anglo-American relations and to notions of "Britishness" on screen.