French cinema in the 1990s : continuity and difference : essays /
edited by Phil Powrie.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-277) and index.
Heritage, history, and 'new realism' : French cinema in the 1990s / Phil Powrie The heritage film and cultural politics : Germinal (Berri, 1993) / Russell Cousins Identity and alterity in Indochine (Wargnier, 1992) / Brigitte Rollet Film at the crossroads : Les roseaux sauvages (Téchiné, 1994) / Wendy Everett 'Dusting off' Dehousse : un héros très discret (Audiard, 1996) / Kathryn M. Lauten Remaking the remake : Irma Vep (Assayas, 1996) / Paul Sutton Dissident voices before the Revolution : Ridicule (Leconte, 1996) / Mireille Rosello Revisiting the myth of the French nation : Les visiteurs (Poiré, 1993) / Martine Danan Right-wing anarchism and Le bonheur est dan le pré (Chatiliez, 1995) / Keith Reader Gender and sexuality in Les nuits fauves (Collard, 1992) / Carrie Tarr Unruly woman? Josiane Balasko, French comedy, and Gazon maudit (Balasko, 1995) / Brigitte Rollet Sleepless in Paris : J'ai pas sommeil (Denis, 1993) / Cynthia Marker Comedy and interracial relationships : Romuald et Juliette (Serreau, 1987) and Métisse (Kassovitz, 1993) / Dina Sherzer Which mapping of the city? La haine (Kassovitz, 1995) and the cinéma de banlieue / Myrto Konstantarakos Ethnicity and identity in the cinéma de banlieue / Carrie Tarr Zapping without mercy : Merci la vie (Blier, 1991) / Russell King Representation, masculinity, nation : the crises of Les amants du Pont-Neuf (Carax, 1991) / Graeme Hayes Cats in the 'hood : the unspeakable truth about Chacun cherche son chat (Klapisch, 1996) / Elizabeth Ezra Remaking paternity : Mon père ce héros (Lauzier, 1991) and My father the hero (Miner, 1994) / Lucy Mazdon Nationality, authenticity, reflexivity : Kieslowski's Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993), Blanc (1993), and Rouge (1994) / Julia Dobson Besson's 'Mission elastoplast' : Le cinquième élément (1997) / Susan Hayward
The first collection of essays by UK and USA academics working in French cinema studies on French cinema in the 1990s. There are twenty-one chapters, fifteen of which focus on one film each. Issues covered are genre (the changing heritage film), gender and ethnic issues, community, and national cinema.
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