03766nam 2200985 a 450 991077984250332120200520144314.01-80073-012-80-85745-379-310.1515/9780857453792(CKB)2550000001108948(EBL)1337735(OCoLC)855505457(SSID)ssj0000953841(PQKBManifestationID)12379033(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000953841(PQKBWorkID)10937014(PQKB)10827308(Au-PeEL)EBL1337735(CaPaEBR)ebr10745011(CaONFJC)MIL509035(DE-B1597)636215(DE-B1597)9780857453792(MiAaPQ)EBC1337735(EXLCZ)99255000000110894820120824d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrench film in Britain[electronic resource] sex, art and cinephilia /Lucy Mazdon and Catherine WheatleyNew York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-350-5 1-299-77784-8 Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.Introduction -- The advent of sound, a changing film culture (1925-39) -- Cinema goes to war (1939-1950) -- 'Saucy and naughty and witty and chic': can French films fill the gap? (1950-1959) -- The French new wave on British shores (1959-1970) -- 'A new low in French films': changing perceptions of French cinema (1970-1982) -- Video saved the French film? (1982-2002). In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language works. French cinema, however, appears to undergo a transformation as it reaches Britain, becoming something quite different to that experienced by audiences at home. Drawing on extensive archival research the authors examine in detail the discourses, debates and decisions which have determined the place accorded to French cinema in British film culture. In so doing they provide a fascinating account of this particular instance of transnational cinematic traffic while simultMotion pictures, FrenchGreat BritainMotion picturesFranceHistory20th centuryarchival research.art history.artistic.audiences.british film culture.british film.cinema.continental films.culture.detailed history.engaging.europe.european film industry.film distribution.film exhibition.film history.film markets.film society.foreign films.french cinema.french films.historical.history criticism.hollywood.humor and drama.page turner.performing arts.pop culture.retrospective.romance.Motion pictures, FrenchMotion picturesHistory791.43094409/04HD 402rvkMazdon Lucy1132210Wheatley Catherine1467996MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779842503321French film in Britain3678904UNINA