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From France With Love: Gender and Identity in French Romantic Comedy
Mary Harrod
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Description for From France With Love: Gender and Identity in French Romantic Comedy
Hardcover. Series: International Library of the Moving Image. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 486.
Love stories have always been at the heart of French cinema, but romantic comedies have, until recently, been absent from it. In 2001, the global success of Amelie catalysed a major development in the Western world's second-largest film industry: the appropriation of the 'Hollywood' romantic comedy genre (or Rom-Com a l'Americaine). In From France with Love, Mary Harrod explores this contemporary phenomenon, examining both local hits and films with international status. Using socio-cultural data, box-office figures and analysis of critical reception, she reveals the ways in which these films mirror shifting attitudes towards gender roles within French society, as well ... Read more
Love stories have always been at the heart of French cinema, but romantic comedies have, until recently, been absent from it. In 2001, the global success of Amelie catalysed a major development in the Western world's second-largest film industry: the appropriation of the 'Hollywood' romantic comedy genre (or Rom-Com a l'Americaine). In From France with Love, Mary Harrod explores this contemporary phenomenon, examining both local hits and films with international status. Using socio-cultural data, box-office figures and analysis of critical reception, she reveals the ways in which these films mirror shifting attitudes towards gender roles within French society, as well ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
International Library of the Moving Image
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784533588
SKU
V9781784533588
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About Mary Harrod
Mary Harrod is Assistant Professor in French Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. Prior to this, she was a Teaching Assistant at King's College London, where she received her PhD. Before embarking upon an academic career in 2007, she worked in film production and development for five years.
Reviews for From France With Love: Gender and Identity in French Romantic Comedy
This is a timely and fascinating study of a global phenomenon increasingly present in French film production.
French Studies
[Author Mary Harrod] argues her case well: this is clearly an area of distinct social significance for film studies, unfairly neglected and even scorned by scholars and critics alike.
Cinema Retro
French Studies
[Author Mary Harrod] argues her case well: this is clearly an area of distinct social significance for film studies, unfairly neglected and even scorned by scholars and critics alike.
Cinema Retro