Description |
1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
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Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Advent of Sound A Changing Film Culture (1925-1939); 2 Cinema Goes to War (1939-1950); 3 'Saucy and Naughty and Witty and Chic' Can French Films Fill the Gap? (1950-1959); 4The French New Wave on British Shores(1959-1970); 5 'A New Low in French Films' Changing Perceptions of French Cinema (1970-1982); 6 Video Saved the French Film? (1982-2002); Conclusion; Index. |
Summary |
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 simu. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Motion pictures -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures. |
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France. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Motion pictures, French -- Great Britain.
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Motion pictures, French. |
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History. |
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Great Britain. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Wheatley, Catherine.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mazdon, Lucy. French Film in Britain : Sex, Art and Cinephilia. New York : Berghahn Books, ©2013 9780857453501 |
ISBN |
9780857453792 |
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0857453793 |
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0857453505 |
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9780857453501 |
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9780857453501 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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