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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786710703321

Autore

Ervine Jonathan

Titolo

Cinema and the republic : filming on the margins in contemporary France / / Jonathan Ervine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cardiff, [Wales] : , : University of Wales Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-7083-2597-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

French and Francophone Studies

Disciplina

791.430944

Soggetti

Motion pictures - History

Motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Cinema and the Republic; The Sans-papiers on Screen - ContextualisingImmigrant Experiences in Film; Double peine: The Challenges of MobilisingSupport for Foreign Criminals via Cinema; Challenging or Perpetuating Clichés? YoungPeople and the Police in France's Banlieues; Challenging Stereotypes about France's Banlieues by Shifting the Focus?; Conclusion; Notes; Filmography and Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A thought-provoking study of what contemporary French cinema has to say about immigration and social cohesion.