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Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom investigates film remaking from the unique perspective of cross-cultural exchange between two countries who share a common language and history in film cooperation. Each chapter discusses classic British films connected by the same star, genre and theme to trace the change from 1960s optimism to the despondency of the 1970s. Rasmus scrutinizes millennial remakes to show how they transform the representation of class, gender and stardom to comply with industrial trends and appeal to a twenty-first century global audience. Case studies include Alfie (1966; 2004), Bedazzled (1967; 2000), The Italian Job (1969; 2003), Get Carter (1971; 2000), Sleuth (1972; 2007), The Wicker Man (1973; 2006) as well as The Limey (1999).

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"Via the prism of class and gender, the book analyses a number of British films of the 1960s and 70s and their American remakes of the early 2000s. Rasmus provides an insightful and persuasive contribution to the now well established field of remake studies while also shedding new light on the relationship between British cinema and Hollywood.--Lucy Mazdon, Oxford Brookes University In her well-researched analysis of Hollywood reworkings of iconic British films, Agnieszka Rasmus recounts a fascinating cultural and industrial history of British and American filmmaking, while providing engaging readings of transnational film pairs from the 1960s into the early 21st century. Referencing social movements and subcultures, such as Swinging London and Lad culture, and focusing on class, gender, genre, and star casting, Rasmus tells the intriguing transcultural story of ""Hollywood England"" and its ""swings"" and shifts through remakes across the decades.--Julie Grossman, Le Moyne College"

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Agnieszka Rasmus, Assistant Professor, University of ?od?.

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