Decentring France : multilingualism and power in contemporary French cinema / Gemma King.

By:

King, Gemma [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Manchester Film StudiesPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526113597
1526113597
9781526113603
1526113600

Other title:

Decentering France

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Decentring France.DDC classification:

791.430944 23

LOC classification:

PN1993.5.F7 K56 2017eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- A brief history of multilingualism in French cinema -- Decentred perspectives : case studies -- Capital centres : Polisse and Entre les murs -- Urban margins : Un phophète and Dheepan -- Coastal borders : Welcome and La Graine et le mulet -- International spaces : London River and Des hommes et des dieux -- Conclusion.

Summary: The first substantial study of multilingual film in France. Unpacking the power dynamics at play in the dialogue of eight emblematic films, this book argues that many contemporary French films take a new approach to language and power.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211), filmography (pages 199-202) and index.

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The first substantial study of multilingual film in France. Unpacking the power dynamics at play in the dialogue of eight emblematic films, this book argues that many contemporary French films take a new approach to language and power.

In English.

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