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Informationen zum Autor Noël Burch and Geneviève Sellier Klappentext This comprehensive historical study of French films made between 1930 and 1956-before, during, and after the Second World War-homes in on cinematic representations of gender relations. "This flawless translation of "La Drole de guerre des sexes" is a boon to cinema studies. Noel Burch and Genevieve Sellier rightly argue that attention to the New Wave and auteur theory obfuscated much of the great film made in France during the years prior to the war, during the Occupation, and after the Liberation. Their book will rejuvenate historical and ideological study of classical French cinema in the Anglophone world. Anyone interested in French film history and theory will find it invaluable."--Tom Conley, author of "An Errant Eye: Poetry and Topography in Early Modern France" Zusammenfassung This comprehensive historical study of French films made between 1930 and 1956—before, during, and after the Second World War—homes in on cinematic representations of gender relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I. The Prewar Period, 1930-1939 13 1. Panorama of a Cine-Family Romance 15 Film Analyses 54 Part II. The German Occupation, 1940-1944: Fathers Take a Backseat 89 2. Castrated Fathers 91 3. Women in the Service of the Patriarchy 103 4. Misogyny Lingers On 114 5. Absent Men, Fleeing Men 125 6. Women Take Control of Their Destiny 133 7. The Zazou Film: A Dissident Style during the Occupation 140 8. A Woman Faced with Her Desire 150 9. Gentle Male Figures and New Fathers 164 Film Analyses 180 Part III. The Postwar Period, 1945-1956: Settling of Scores 235 10. The Destabilizing Effects of the Liberation 237 11. Restoring the Patriarchal Order 269 Film Analyses 305 Conclusion 341 References 347 Index 357
