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“Crisp, up-to-date and well-informed, Guy Austin's book traces cinematic attitudes to national identity, sexuality, the changing 'polar' (thriller) and heritage ... A novelty is his treatment of the 'cinéma du look', comprised by the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix, Luc Besson and Léos Carax, contextualised here by writings from French critics." --"Sight and Sound" (on the first edition)
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Contemporary French cinema is an essential introduction to popular French film of the last 35 years. It charts recent developments in all genres of French cinema with analyses of over 120 movies, from Les Valseuses to Caché. Reflecting the diversity of French film production since the New Wave, this clear and perceptive study includes chapters on the heritage film, the thriller and the war movie, alongside the 'cinéma du look', representations of sexuality, comedies, the work of women film makers and le jeune cinéma. Each chapter introduces the public reception and critical debates surrounding a given genre, interwoven with detailed accounts of relevant films. Confirmed as a major contribution to both Film Studies and French Studies, this book is a fascinating volume for students and fans of French film alike.
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The year 1995 saw France celebrating the centenary of cinema as a national achievement, a celebration enhanced by the recent victory over the United States regarding the exemption of films from the GATT' free-trade agreement. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an easy access and clear introduction to French cinema. Guy Austin, its author, is a reader in the University of Sheffield and aware of the subject that he is speaking about.
If you want to learn about the French cinema in its social, political and cultural context then you can start with this book. Then if you can read in French you would perhaps read "Histoire du cinéma français" by Jean-Pierre Jeancolas which is again an easy access introduction and finally you may be tempted to read a bigger book although again easy reading such as "French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present" by Remi Fournier Lanzoni.
I had heard about 3 years ago that Prof. Austin was going to update this book, I don't know if he has done that or not yet. If he has, so please try the new one, otherwise this one is still very good.
Histoire du cinéma français Histoire du cinéma français French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present European Cinema
If you want to learn about the French cinema in its social, political and cultural context then you can start with this book. Then if you can read in French you would perhaps read "Histoire du cinéma français" by Jean-Pierre Jeancolas which is again an easy access introduction and finally you may be tempted to read a bigger book although again easy reading such as "French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present" by Remi Fournier Lanzoni.
I had heard about 3 years ago that Prof. Austin was going to update this book, I don't know if he has done that or not yet. If he has, so please try the new one, otherwise this one is still very good.
Histoire du cinéma français Histoire du cinéma français French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present European Cinema
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
too contemporary to be aptly critical
23 Feb 2003
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Contemporary French Cinema is certainly helpful as it is one of only a few books to be published in English about French cinema from 1980 on. Unfortunately, as is common with many contemporary cultural studies, the book lacks a historical perspective, and therefore explores some avenues that may be relatively insignificant, while glancing over others that perhaps should have been studied more closely. This book is also a little too unorganized, with Austin moving rather uneloquently between subjects, movements, and genres. Still, it gives a nice overview of stylistic tendencies and movements of contemporary French film.
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Good text for a course
17 Dec 2009
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I have used the first edition of Guy Austin's text in teaching film to undergraduate students, supplementing with articles and/or other texts.
It provides a nice overview of French cinema, and lots of relevant examples, from which I can choose cinematic clips to illustrate the points.
It's an easy read and includes some photos.
I'm glad there is a new edition that will have some updated material as well.
It provides a nice overview of French cinema, and lots of relevant examples, from which I can choose cinematic clips to illustrate the points.
It's an easy read and includes some photos.
I'm glad there is a new edition that will have some updated material as well.
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