America Through a British Lens: Cinematic Portrayals 1930–2010

＂Movies like Love Actually, The Quatermass Xperiment, 28 Weeks Later, Local Hero and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Secret Agent have delved into the ＂special relationship＂ between the U.S. and U.K. These films and more are examined in this first book-length study of British movies about America, revealing much about British attitudes regarding power, gender, class, sexuality and emotion＂--