Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index
1. Analyzing the Historical Fiction Film -- 2. The Politics of History: La Marseillaise -- 3. Hollywood History and the French Revolution: From The Bastille to The Black Book -- 4. Risorgimento History and Screen Spectacle: Visconti's Senso -- 5. The Politics of the Spectacle: The Rise to Power of Louis XIV -- 6. Politics and History in Contemporary Hollywood: Reds