Paris in the Cinema - Beyond the Flaneur

Paris in the Cinema'' offers a new approach to the representation of Paris on screen. Bringing together a wide range of renowned French and Anglophone specialists in film, television, history, architecture and literature, the volume introduces, challenges and extends ideas about the city as the locus of screen modernity. Through a range of concrete and historically-specific case studies, ranging from particular districts such as Saint-Germain-des-Pres and les banlieues (the suburbs) in French cinema, to iconic figures such as the detective Maigret and the lovers, and from locations such as the hotel, the building site and the Eiffel Tower to filmmakers such as Agnes Varda and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, this unique text demonstrates how the cinematic city of Paris now constitutes a major archive of French cultural history and memory.>

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• Authors: Alastair Phillips, Alastair Vincendeau Phillips, Ginette Vincendeau
• Assisted by: Alastair Phillips (Editor), Alastair (University of Warwick Phillips (Editor), Alastair (University of Warwick UK) Phillips (Editor), Phillips Alastair (Editor), Ginette Vincendeau (Editor), Ginette (King's College London Vincendeau (Editor)
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781844578177
• ISBN: 978-1-84457-817-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: British Film Institute
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, France, HISTORY / Europe / France, Paris (City), PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Film guides and reviews, Film Guides & Reviews, Cultural and media studies