Patriots, Villains, and the Quest for Liberty: How American Film has Depicted the American Revolution.

This study of a dozen American films featuring the American Revolution (released 1939-2002) evaluates the major characters (patriots and loyalists), diverse plots, and various social/class themes. Cinematic and popular culture understandings of the revolution are compared with the interpretations of...

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Published in:Canadian Review of American Studies Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 205 - 239
Main Author: Rhoden, Nancy L.
Format: Article
Published: University of Toronto Press 2007
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        This study of a dozen American films featuring the American Revolution (released 1939-2002) evaluates the major characters (patriots and loyalists), diverse plots, and various social/class themes. Cinematic and popular culture understandings of the revolution are compared with the interpretations of historians to reveal thematic consistencies, noteworthy variations, and conceptual gulfs between filmmakers and historians.
        Cette étude portant sur une douzaine de films américains qui touchent la révolution américaine (sortis de 1939 à 2002), analyse les principaux personnages (patriotes et loyalistes), les différentes intrigues et de nombreux thèmes liés aux classes sociales. Les représentations de la révolution américaine dans la culture populaire et la culture cinématographique sont comparées aux interprétations des historiens afin de faire ressortir les points communs, les difféerences notables et le fossé conceptuel qui existe entre les cinéastes et les historiens.
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