Let's Make it American: American Remakes of the British Films

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Donmez E.

CINEJ CINEMA JOURNAL, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.238-261, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5195/cinej.2018.221
  • Dergi Adı: CINEJ CINEMA JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Film & Television Literature Index, International Index to Film Periodicals, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.238-261
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Remake, American Cinema, Film, Narrative, Americanization, Intertextuality
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The purpose of this study is to analyze American remake versions of the original British films taking narrative as a basis. It claims that the American remakes put America forward as a cultural product for sale, and makes the British narrative Americanized. For the study, two sets of film remakes have been chosen for analysis: Altie (1966, dir. Lewis Gilbert), Attie (2004, dir. Charles Shyer), Bedazzled (1967, dir. Stanley Doren), Bedazzled (2000, dir. Harold Ramis). This study explores the narrative elements of the American remakes by comparing the remakes with their originals. These narrative elements are setting, intertextuality and Americanization.