French Film in Britain

Lucy Mazdon is Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education at the University of Hull. Her publications include Encore Hollywood: Remaking French Cinema (BFI, 2000), France on Film: Reflections on Popular French Cinema (Wallflower, 2001), (with Mike Hammond) The Contemporary Television Series, (EUP, 2005) and (with Catherine Wheatley) Je t’aime, moi non plus: Franco-British Cinematic Relations (Berghahn Books, 2010).

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Acknowledgements



Introduction



Chapter 1. The Advent of Sound, A Changing Film Culture (1925-39)

Chapter 2. Cinema Goes to War (1939-1950)

Chapter 3. ‘Saucy and Naughty and Witty and Chic’: Can French Films Fill the Gap? (1950-1959)

Chapter 4. The French New Wave on British Shores (1959-1970)

Chapter 5. ‘A New Low in French Films’: Changing Perceptions of French Cinema (1970-1982)

Chapter 6. Video Saved the French Film? (1982-2002)



Conclusion



Appendices

Notes on Contributors

Index