The screen asylum encompasses the full filmic spectrum of genres, budgets, talent and intentions. Through the study of 110 films (89 viewed), what I am calling the 'screen asylum' emerges as site where madness is both entertaining and entertained. "From 'The Escaped Lunatic' (1904) to 'Shutter Island' (2010), the psychiatric institution has been a continual presence in American cinema. These findings provide insights into academic and policy debates about the transnational circulation of film and other media products. Breakout European films are also mainly released by Hollywood studios or major independent distributors. well-known story, director, genre, subject matter or source material) which many British cinemagoers are already familiar with. stars and special effects) or foreign language films with cultural elements (e.g. Those European films which do 'breakout' are either English-language films with qualities designed to appeal to a mainstream British audience (e.g. Drawing on box office data, audience surveys and interviews with industry players, this article argues that European films generally perform badly in the UK box office because they suffer from a heavy 'cultural discount' and structural weaknesses at the level of production and distribution. European films accounted for 17.4% of UK cinema releases in the period 2002-14, but only 1.8% of the gross box office.
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