| Description |
1 online resource (434 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Half Title; Full Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preliminary Remarks; French Cinema: A Rapid Overview; "Reading" a Film; Film Terms; I. Historical Films: The Occupation and the Colonial Period; 1. The Last Metro (Le Dernier Métro); 2. Goodbye, Children (Au revoir les enfants); 3. Chocolat; 4. Indochine; II. Socio-Cultural Themes 1: Suburbs, Unemployment, Exclusion; 5. Hate (La Haine); 6. The Life of Jesus (La Vie de Jésus); 7. The Dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges); III. Socio-Cultural Themes 2: School, Immigration |
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8. Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)9. The Class (Entre les murs); 10. Welcome; IV. Thrillers and Crime Films; 11. Diva; 12. Hidden (Caché); 13. A Prophet (Un prophète); V. Personal Stories: Dramas and Documentaries; 14. Coup de foudre/Entre nous; 15. Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux sauvages); 16. The Gleaners and I (Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse); VI. Comedy; 17. French Twist (Gazon maudit); 18. The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres); 19. Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain); 20. The Intouchables (Intouchables); Appendices; The Films in Historical Context |
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Contemporary French Films: Award Winners 1980-2016Index; Back Cover |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bissière, Michèle.
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| ISBN |
1585108944 |
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9781585108947 |
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