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OverviewThis volume brings together the work of leading film scholars from the UK, France and the US who assess a dominant art form's engagement with expressions of national identity at key moments in French cinematic history, from its origins at the end of the nineteenth century, through the inter-war period, the Occupation, the post-Liberation era, and the New Wave, up to the current state of the industry. The essays go against the grain in their attempts to construct an alternative history of French cinema, whether by bringing to light overlooked films or by examining well-known, indeed even 'over-exposed' films or filmmakers in a new light. In re-evaluating the work of Georges MÈliËs, Jacques Becker, Jean Renoir, Diane Kurys, FranÁois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Jacques Beineix, the contributors to this volume focus on the paradoxical centrality of the marginal in constructions of national identity. In doing so, they reveal the structure of 'l'exception franÁaise', in which French culture makes an exception for itself by suppressing alterity within it. This multi-faceted assessment of French visual culture and identity will be of interest to students and scholars in French studies, media and film studies, cultural studies and French history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Ezra , Sue HarrisPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781859733684ISBN 10: 1859733689 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 01 December 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThis provocative volume of short, well-written pieces and its bibliography should encourage further research into the complex intertwinings between French national identity and its national cinematic art. Joan West, The French Review/University of Idaho Author InformationElizabeth Ezra Lecturer in French at the University of Stirling Sue Harris Lecturer in French at Queen Mary and Westfield College,University of London Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |