National identity in global cinema

What makes an Italian film Italian or a French film French? Are Hollywood films really American? This study reveals how centralization, common language, and narrative convention express the cultural heritages within the national cinemas of nine countries. Celli brings critical theory and artistic expression back into equilibrium with a method that demonstrates how popular cinema truly can explain the world, one country at a time --

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Editions

1

Pages

180

ISBN

9780230108820

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