Transnational European Cinema - 9783031445972

Transnational European CinemaRepresentation, Audiences, Identity\nAuthor(s): Huw D. Jones\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031445972, 978-3031445972\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how audiences in contemporary Europe engage with films from other European countries. It draws on admissions data, surveys, and focus group discussions from across the continent to explain why viewers are attracted to particular European films, nationalities, and genres, including action-adventures, family films, animations, biopics, period dramas, thrillers, comedies, contemporary drama, and romance. It also examines how these films are financed, produced, and distributed, how they represent Europe and other Europeans, and how they affect audiences. Case-studies range from mainstream movies likeSkyfall,Taken,Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia, andSammys Adventures: A Turtles Taleto more middlebrow and arthouse t.