Cutting across a swath of recent French-produced cinema, French Blockbusters offers the first book-length consideration of the theoretical implications, histori

In the impoverished outskirts of French cities, known as the banlieues, minority communities are turning to American culture, history, and theory to make their

A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing all aspects of French cinema from 1990 to the presen

This revised and updated edition of a successful and established text provides a much-needed historical overview of French cinema from its roots through to the

It is often claimed that the French invented cinema, and although their prominence may have been supplanted by Hollywood today, the French film industry remains