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Informationen zum Autor Susan Hayward is Professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Exeter. Her many publications in French Cinema include 'French Film: Texts and Contexts'; 'French National Cinema'; 'Luc Besson: Filmmaker and Bard'; 'Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign'! and 'Les Diaboliques: French Film Guide' (I.B.Tauris! 2005). She is also the author of 'Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts' (currently in its third edition). Klappentext "Nikita" (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie! Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. This work examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics! and looks at "The Assassin"! the Hollywood remake of "Nikita". "Nikita" (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. This work examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics, and looks at "The Assassin", the Hollywood remake of "Nikita". Zusammenfassung "Nikita" (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. This work examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics, and looks at "The Assassin", the Hollywood remake of "Nikita". Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsSynopsisIntroductionChapter One: Production ContextsChapter Two: 'Nikita' a neo-baroque symphonyChapter Three: Sequence analysisChapter Four: ReceptionChapter Five: The Remake of 'Nikita'ConclusionCreditsFilmographySelect Bibliography
