{"product_id":"9781444338997","title":"A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Contemporary French Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlistair Fox | Michel Marie | Raphaëlle Moine | Hilary Radner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA Companion to Contemporary French Cinema \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Contemporary French\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCinema \u003c\/i\u003epresents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing all aspects of French cinema from 1990 to the present day. Featuring contributions from an international cast of established and emerging scholars of French cinema, these innovative essays highlight the diversity of French films and filmmaking techniques that have emerged since the New Wave era. Themes and topics covered include the social, political, and cultural contexts of recent French cinema; contemporary filmmakers and performers; genres, cycles, and cinematic forms; gender and sexuality; and emerging trends and innovative new filmmaking forms. Among the French films examined in depth are hit comedies including \u003ci\u003eBienvenue chez les Ch’tis and Intouchables\u003c\/i\u003e, blockbusters such as \u003ci\u003eThe Crimson Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e, police films like \u003ci\u003e36th Precinct\u003c\/i\u003e, historical films such as \u003ci\u003eFarewell My Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDays of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated animated features such as \u003ci\u003eKirikou and the Sorceress\u003c\/i\u003e, films representative of the “new French extreme,” such as \u003ci\u003eRomance, Baisemoi, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrouble Every Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous auteur films ranging from Bruno Dumont’s \u003ci\u003eHors Satan\u003c\/i\u003e and François Ozon’s shorts to Pascale Ferran’s \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley\u003c\/i\u003e and Alain Guiraudie’s \u003ci\u003eL’Inconnu du lac\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining cutting-edge scholarship with wide-ranging methodological approaches and perspectives, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Contemporary French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of French film, as well as all those interested in the evolution of this celebrated cinematic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlistair Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the University of Otago. His books include \u003ci\u003eJane Campion: Authorship and Personal Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Cinema: Interpreting the Past\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and an English edition and translation of Anne Gillain’s \u003ci\u003eFrançois Truffaut: The Lost Secret \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Marie\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at l’Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe French New Wave: An Artistic School\u003c\/i\u003e (1998, translated into English in 2002), \u003ci\u003eAesthetics of Film\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jacques Aumont and Alain Bergala, 1983, translated into English in 2002), and \u003ci\u003eLes Grands Pervers au cinéma\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaphaëlle Moine\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at l’Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eCinema Genre\u003c\/i\u003e (2002; translated into English in 2008), \u003ci\u003eRemakes: les films Français à Hollywood \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), and \u003ci\u003eLes Femmes d’action au cinéma\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilary Radner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eNeo-Feminist Cinema: Girly Films, Chick Flicks and Consumer Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eFeminism at the Movies: Understanding Gender in Contemporary Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 January 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444338997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e712\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310529212556,"sku":"9781444338997","price":209.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338997.jpg?v=1780162810","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444338997","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}