Review: Memory and Survival: The French Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski

2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-289
Author(s):  
P. Powrie
Keyword(s):  
French Cinema ◽  
Krzysztof Kieslowski

The French Way

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Kuisel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
French Language ◽  
French Cinema ◽  
Free Markets ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
Politics And Culture ◽  
The U.S

There are over 1,000 McDonald's on French soil. Two Disney theme parks have opened near Paris in the last two decades. And American-inspired vocabulary such as “le weekend” has been absorbed into the French language. But as former French president Jacques Chirac put it: “The U.S. finds France unbearably pretentious. And we find the U.S. unbearably hegemonic.” Are the French fascinated or threatened by America? They Americanize yet are notorious for expressions of anti-Americanism. From McDonald's and Coca-Cola to free markets and foreign policy, this book looks closely at the conflicts and contradictions of France's relationship to American politics and culture. The book shows how the French have used America as both yardstick and foil to measure their own distinct national identity. France has charted its own path: it has welcomed America's products but rejected American policies; assailed Americ's “jungle capitalism” while liberalizing its own economy; attacked “Reaganomics” while defending French social security; and protected French cinema, television, food, and language even while ingesting American pop culture. The book examines France's role as an independent ally of the United States, but he also considers the country's failures in influencing the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations. Whether investigating France's successful information technology sector or its spurning of American expertise during the AIDS epidemic, the book asks if this insistence on a French way represents a growing distance between Europe and the United States or a reaction to American globalization. Exploring cultural trends, values, public opinion, and political reality, this book delves into the complex relationship between two modern nations.

Ciné-Document: Fifteen Years of French Cinema

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Bazin
Keyword(s):  
French Cinema

The Rediscovery of editing in the French Cinema, 1930-1945

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Colin G. Crisp
Keyword(s):  
French Cinema
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