03794nam 2201009 a 450 991081462350332120240314030239.01-80073-012-80-85745-379-310.1515/9780857453792(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 sex, art and cinephilia /Lucy Mazdon and Catherine Wheatley1st ed.New 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 picturesHistory791.43094409/04791.4309440904HD 402rvkMazdon Lucy1132210Wheatley Catherine1631856MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814623503321French film in Britain4011995UNINA