This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a key textbook offers an innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of French film history

An in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, The Cinema of France contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The boo

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 abo

The French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. A History of t

French film in the 1980s might have lacked the invention of the New Wave but gritty police thrillers and nostalgic costume-dramas such as Jean de Florette and M