Nationalism and the cinema in France : political mythologies and film events, 1945-1995 /

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It is often taken for granted that French cinema is intimately connected to the nation's sense of identity and self-confidence. But what do we really know about that relationship? What are the nuances, insider codes, and hidden history of the alignment between cinema and nationalism? Hugo Frey...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frey, Hugo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Series:Berghahn on film.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Motion pictures > France > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > France > History > 20th century.
Nationalism in motion pictures.
Patriotism in motion pictures.
Cinéma > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nationalisme au cinéma.
Patriotisme au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects.
France.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: from international "high art" to the Parisian political melee
  • The cinema of self-promotion: patriotic subtexts in "films about films"
  • The search for national unity through history
  • The representation of a modern chic people
  • A paradox in anti-Americanism: public protest and on screen ambiguity
  • The maintenance of neo-colonial attitudes
  • The persistence of anti-semitism
  • The cinema and the extreme right-wing undercurrent
  • Conclusion.

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