French cinema in the 1990s : continuity and difference : essays / edited by Phil Powrie.

Contributor(s):

Powrie, Phil (Philip Peter), 1951- [editor]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

0198159587
0198159579 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

791.43/0944/09049

LOC classification:

PN 1993.5 F873 1999

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1993.5 F873 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000170078

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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