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The New Face of Political Cinema
by Martin O´Shaughnessy
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First English Language Edition
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Berghahn Books
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2008
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| This book sets out to investigate and theorise mediations of lesbian desire in a substantial corpus of films (spanning the period 1936-2002) by male and female directors working in France and also in French-speaking parts of Belgium, Canada, Switzerland and Africa. The corpus is unique in never before having been assembled, and represents a valuable tool not just for researchers but also for university teachers creating courses both on lesbianism in film and on sexuality in French cinema. Many of the 89 texts treated are mainstream films which have achieved high critical acclaim and/or high viewing figures. As such, they have contributed to hegemonic constructions of and debate on (female) homosexuality, in a century wherein sexed/gendered identity, including sexual orientation, has become a pre-eminent factor in the constitution of subjectivity. While the arguments have a French-language specificity, and have been produced in distinct socio-political and cultural contexts, this study also engages in analytical comparisons with relevant anglophone films and their own distinct discursive contexts. |
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Sapphism on Screen
Lesbian Desire in French and Francophone Cinema by Lucille Cairns
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First English Language Edition
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Edinburgh University Press
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2006
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232
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50 £
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0748621652
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Deleuze, Cinema and National Identity
Narrative Time in National Contexts
by David Martin-Jones
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Deleuze, Cinema and National Identity challenges the traditional use of Deleuze´s philosophy to examine European art cinema. It explores how Deleuze can be used to analyse national identity across a range of different cinemas.Focusing on narrative time it combines a Deleuzean approach with a vast range of non-traditional material. The films discussed are contemporary and popular (either financial or cult successes). Each film is examined in light of a major historical event - including 9/11, German reunification, and the Asian economic crisis - and the impact it has had on individual nations. This cross-cultural approach illustrates how Deleuze´s work can enhance our understanding of the construction of national identity. It also enables a critique of Deleuze´s conclusions by examining his work in a variety of national contexts. |
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First English Language Edition
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Edinburgh University Press
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2006
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256
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50 £
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0748622446
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This volume offers a new interpretation of one of the most innovative directors in the history of cinema. It is the first book to cover the whole of Godard’s career, from the French New Wave to the recent triumphs of Histoire(s) du cinéma and Eloge de l’amour.
Drawing on a wide range of literary, filmic and philosophical texts, the book places Godard’s work within its intellectual context, examining how developments in French culture and thought since 1950 have been mirrored in – and sometimes anticipated by – Godard’s films.
Numerous sequences from Godard’s films are singled out for close analysis, demonstrating how the director’s radical approaches to narrative, editing, sound and shot composition have made the cinema into an analytical tool in its own right.
The book will be essential to all students of Godard’s films, and of interest to scholars of modern and contemporary French cinema, culture and thought. |
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Jean-Luc Godard
by Douglas Morrey
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First English Language Edition
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Manchester University Press
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2005
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271
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14.9 £
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0-7190-6759-6
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Cine-Files, French Film Guides
Guides Series
by Ginette Vincendeau &
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From the pioneering days of the Lumiere brothers´ Cinematographe in 1895, France has been home to perhaps the most consistently vibrant film culture in the world. The Ciné-Files French Film Guides are the only French film guides available in Englsih and cover films from the silent era to the early 21st century. Written by experts in French cinema and edited by Ginette Vincendeau.
Among the latest publications:
La Haine
Alphaville
La Reine Margot
Les Diaboliques |
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First English Language Edition
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I B Tauris
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2005
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25 £
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