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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Guy Austin , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780719078293ISBN 10: 0719078296 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 December 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1 French cinema from 1895 to 1968, a brief survey 2 Holocaust documentary, the war film and national identity 3 Representations of sexuality 4 Women film-makers in France 5 The 'polar' 6 The 'cinema du look' and fantasy film 7 The heritage film 8 Comedy 9 'Le jeune cinema' and the new realism Filmography Index -- .ReviewsCrisp, up-to-date and well-informed, Guy Austin's book traces cinematic attitudes to national identity, sexuality, the changing 'polar' (thriller) and heritage ... A novelty is his treatment of the 'cinema du look', comprised by the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix, Luc Besson and Leos Carax, contextualised here by writings from French critics. -- Sight and Sound (on the first edition) Author InformationGuy Austin is Reader in French at the University of Sheffield -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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