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Zusatztext "?like the way the book has a good variety of sources with critics! distributors! film society members and historians all having a voice. This adds to the mix but also helps explain some of the contradictions the book highlights such as aesthetic quality versus bums on seats." · Media Education Journal "?a fascinating study of film industry and culture! which ultimately reveals as much about Britain as France." · Historical Journal of Film! Radio and Television "This is an excellent book! rich in insight into an original and important topic ? [It] will make a valuable contribution to the study of film culture in Britain! and will be a great tool for students of French cinema more generally." · Roland-François Lack ! University College London Informationen zum Autor Lucy Mazdon is Professor in Film Studies at the University of Southampton. Her publications include Encore Hollywood: Remaking French Cinema (BFI, 2000), France on Film: Reflections on Popular French Cinema (Wallflower, 2001), (with Mike Hammond) The Contemporary Television Series, (EUP, 2005) and (with Catherine Wheatley) Je t'aime, moi non plus: Franco-British Cinematic Relations (Berghahn Books, 2010). Klappentext First study of French cinema in the British context. Rethinking of French cinema which considers the ways in which it is transformed as it moves outside France. History of the place for ‘Continental’ and ‘specialist’ cinema in Britain. Draws extensively on archival sources to produce a unique history. Zusammenfassung In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language work. French cinema, however, appears to undergo a transformation as it reaches Britain, becoming something quite different to that experienced by audiences at home. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Advent of Sound, A Changing Film Culture (1925-39) Chapter 2. Cinema Goes to War (1939-1950) Chapter 3. 'Saucy and Naughty and Witty and Chic': Can French Films Fill the Gap? (1950-1959) Chapter 4. The French New Wave on British Shores (1959-1970) Chapter 5. 'A New Low in French Films': Changing Perceptions of French Cinema (1970-1982) Chapter 6. Video Saved the French Film? (1982-2002) Conclusion Appendices Notes on Contributors Index ...
