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French film in Britain : sex, art and cinephilia / / Lucy Mazdon and Catherine Wheatley



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Autore: Mazdon Lucy Visualizza persona
Titolo: French film in Britain : sex, art and cinephilia / / Lucy Mazdon and Catherine Wheatley Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
Disciplina: 791.43094409/04
791.4309440904
Soggetto topico: Motion pictures, French - Great Britain
Motion pictures - France - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato: archival 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
Classificazione: HD 402
Altri autori: WheatleyCatherine  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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).
Sommario/riassunto: 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 simult
Titolo autorizzato: French film in Britain  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-80073-012-8
0-85745-379-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814623503321
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