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A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema / Edition 1
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A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema / Edition 1
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A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema / Edition 1
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presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing all aspects of French cinema from 1990 to the present day. Featuring contributions from an international cast of established and emerging scholars of French cinema, these innovative essays highlight the diversity of French films and filmmaking techniques that have emerged since the New Wave era. Themes and topics covered include the social, political, and cultural contexts of recent French cinema; contemporary filmmakers and performers; genres, cycles, and cinematic forms; gender and sexuality; and emerging trends and innovative new filmmaking forms. Among the French films examined in depth are hit comedies including
, blockbusters such as
, police films like
, historical films such as
and
, celebrated animated features such as
, films representative of the “new French extreme,” such as
, and numerous auteur films ranging from Bruno Dumont’s
and François Ozon’s shorts to Pascale Ferran’s
and Alain Guiraudie’s
. Combining cutting-edge scholarship with wide-ranging methodological approaches and perspectives,
is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of French film, as well as all those interested in the evolution of this celebrated cinematic tradition.
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