French Cinema in the 1980s - Nostalgia and the Crisis of Masculinity

Zusatztext excellent book ... Powrie's efforts to theorize the cinematic production of the 80s are intelligent and thought-provoking. Tightly and clearly written! his book is a valuable addition to any collection on film studies. Informationen zum Autor Phil Powrie is Professor of French Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research into Film at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Klappentext French cultural expert Phil Powrie claims that although French film in the 1980s lacked New Wave invention! gritty police thrillers and nostalgic costume dramas brought French cinema to a wider audience. This landmark study of French film offers a set of critical essays on the crisis of masculinity in contemporary French culture and its interrelationship with nostalgia! in the wake of 1970's feminism. 16 photos. Zusammenfassung This set of critical essays traces the history of French film in the 80s. Focusing on the theme of the crisis of masculinity in contemporary French culture, and its interrelationship with nostalgia, the crisis in the French film industry is discussed, and specific films examined in detail.

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• Autori: Phil Powrie, Phil (Professor of French Cultural Studies Powrie, Phil (Professor of French Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research into Film Powrie, Powrie Phil
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1997
• EAN: 9780198711193
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871119-3
• Pagine: 218
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Films, cinema, Gender studies, gender groups, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989