'Brigadoon', 'Braveheart' and the Scots : Distortions of Scotland in Hollywood Cinema (Cinema and Society)

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'Brigadoon', 'Braveheart' and the Scots : Distortions of Scotland in Hollywood Cinema (Cinema and Society)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 224 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781860649271
  • DDC分類 791.4362411

Full Description

The films "Brigadoon" and "Braveheart" have an enormous resonance both for Scots throughout the world and the wide audience of non-Scots for whom such films provide general impressions of "Scottishness". This provocative book discusses the films' representations of Scotland and the Scots, looking at that cluster of images and stories whereby Scotland is (mis)recognized and yet often comes to be "known". Colin McArthur explores "Brigadoon" and documents the contempt the film has elicited, particularly from the Scots intelligentsia. He succumbs to "Brigadoon's" charm, but finds no such mitigating features in "Braveheart". Tracing the film's appropriation by political, touristic and sporting figures, he argues that, far from being "about" Scottish history, it is primarily "about" Hollywood and its cinematic traditions. He looks at the way film distorts history and examines "Braveheart's" sinister appeal to the proto-fascist psyche.

Contents

List of Illustrations vi General Editor's Introduction viii Acknowledgements x Introduction 1 1 Where Did Brigadoon Come From? 7 2 Brigadoon and the Broadway Musical 32 3 Brigadoon and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 65 4 Marketing, Using and Abusing Brigadoon 94 5 Scotland and the Braveheart Effect 123 6 Braveheart: A (Quasi-)Barthesian Reading in Slow Motion 137 7 'No' a Fuckin' Dry Eye in the Hoose': Braveheart's 'Gift of a Thistle' Sequence 160 8 'That's Show Business!': The 'What' and 'Why' of Braveheart's Historical Distortions 178 9 It Takes One to Know One: Braveheart's Appeal to the Proto-Fascist Psyche 192 Epilogue 209 Bibliography 213 Index of Films 219 General Index 223