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This book looks at queer self-representation in contemporary auteur
film and experimental video in France. French Queer Cinema
addresses the socio-political context informing both queer DIY
video and independent gay cinema, including films such as Patrice
Chereau's Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, Olivier Ducastel
and Jacques Martineau's Drole de Felix, Francois Ozon's Le Temps
qui reste and Andre Techine's Les Temoins. Taking up the recent
Anglo-American attention to queer migration, the book looks at gay
fantasies of Arab (beur) men, as well as beur self-representation
in Europe's fastest-selling gay DV porn production Citebeur.
Further chapters cover transgender dissent, and the effects of AIDS
and loss on the formation of gay identities. It provides a full,
up-to-date account of the formation, reception and setting for
contemporary queer film and video in France. It situates cinematic
representations of migration, social exclusion and queer
sexualities in the context of recent repressive legislation on sex
work and immigration. It covers the work of less well-known
directors such as Christophe Honore, Sebastien Lifshitz and Gael
Morel.
French Queer Cinema looks at queer self-representation in
contemporary auteur film and experimental video in France. Whilst
there is growing research on representations of queer sexualities
in France, this is the first comprehensive study of the cultural
formation and critical reception of contemporary queer film and
video. French Queer Cinema addresses the socio-political context
informing both queer DIY video and independent gay cinema,
including films such as Patrice Chereau's Ceux qui m'aiment
prendront le train, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's Drole
de Felix, Francois Ozon's Le Temps qui reste and Andre Techine's
Les Temoins. Taking up the recent Anglo-American attention to queer
migration, the book looks at gay fantasies of Arab (beur) men, as
well as beur self-representation in Europe's fastest-selling gay DV
porn production Citebeur. Further chapters cover transgender
dissent, and the effects of AIDS and loss on the formation of gay
identities. Key Features *Provides a full, up-to-date account of
the formation, reception and setting for contemporary queer film
and video in France. *Situates cinematic representations of
migration, social exclusion and queer sexualities in the context of
recent repressive legislation on sex work and immigration. *Covers
the work of less well-known directors such as Christophe Honore,
Sebastien Lifshitz and Gael Morel.
Featuring a lineup of distinguished academics, this collection
remedies the absence of scholarly attention to French cinematic
legend Isabelle Huppert. This volume deconstructs Huppert’s star
persona and public profile through critical and theoretical
analysis of her various screen roles—from her very early
appearances alongside Romy Schneider in César et Rosalie (Sautet,
1972) and Gérard Depardieu in Les Valseuses (1974) to a number of
celebrated collaborations with high-profile European auteurs such
as Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael
Haneke and Joseph Losey, and with more popular auteurs such as
Claude Chabrol and François Ozon. Known for a cerebral
internalization of characterization, a technical mastery of extreme
emotions, and a singular brand of icy intellectualism, Huppert’s
performances continue to impress, stun and surprise audiences. By
focusing on several theoretical questions that relate to image,
identity, sexuality and place, this volume situates Huppert’s
star persona in the more practical creative contexts of
performance, authorship, genre and collaboration. This volume
contrasts complementary critical accounts of her stardom by working
across the different periods and territories of her career.
Few European male actors have been as iconic and influential for
generations of filmgoers as Alain Delon. Emblematic of a modern,
European masculinity, Delon's appeal spanned cultures and
continents. From his breakthrough as the first on-screen Tom Ripley
in Purple Noon in 1960, through two legendary performances in Rocco
and His Brothers and The Leopard in the early 1960s, to his roles
in some of Jean-Pierre Melville's most celebrated films noirs,
Delon came to embody the flair and stylishness of the European
thriller as one of France's most recognizable film stars. This
collection examines the star's career, image and persona. Not only
focusing on his spectacular early performances, the book also
considers less well documented aspects of Delon's long career such
as his time in Hollywood, his work as director, producer and
screenwriter, his musical collaborations, his TV appearances, and
his enduring role as a fashion icon in the 21st century. Whether
the object of reverence or ridicule, of desire or disdain, Delon
remains a unique figure who continues to court controversy and
fascination more than five decades after he first achieved
international fame.
The moving image has become a key marketing tool for luxury
fashion, central in enabling brands to shape their visual codes and
extend their brand awareness. Fashion Film is the first detailed
study of the shifting shape of fashion imagery in the digital age,
investigating the role of the moving image in the promotion,
communication and spectacle of contemporary fashion. Combining
interdisciplinary analysis of cinema and digital culture, this
ground-breaking book traces the emergence of fashion film in the
21st century through its historical roots in pre-digital forms of
photography, experimental cinema, mass-media advertising and
documentary film-making, right up to today's visual spread of
contemporary fashion on video blogs, online magazines and
live-streamed catwalk shows. Examining collaborations between
fashion designers and pioneering image-makers such as Guy Bourdin,
Jean-Paul Goode, William Klein and Nick Knight, the book highlights
the critical tension between the fashion film conceived as a
creative endeavour and as commercial enterprise. Fashion Film also
includes a parallel focus on factual representations of fashion
through the recent rise of documentary fashion film that goes
behind the scenes to follow the processes and personalities
involved in making fashion. Accessible and well-illustrated,
Fashion Film will appeal to students and scholars of fashion, film,
media, photography, celebrity, sociology and cultural studies.
Featuring a lineup of distinguished academics, this collection
remedies the absence of scholarly attention to French cinematic
legend Isabelle Huppert. This volume deconstructs Huppert’s star
persona and public profile through critical and theoretical
analysis of her various screen roles—from her very early
appearances alongside Romy Schneider in César et Rosalie (Sautet,
1972) and Gérard Depardieu in Les Valseuses (1974) to a number of
celebrated collaborations with high-profile European auteurs such
as Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael
Haneke and Joseph Losey, and with more popular auteurs such as
Claude Chabrol and François Ozon. Known for a cerebral
internalization of characterization, a technical mastery of extreme
emotions, and a singular brand of icy intellectualism, Huppert’s
performances continue to impress, stun and surprise audiences. By
focusing on several theoretical questions that relate to image,
identity, sexuality and place, this volume situates Huppert’s
star persona in the more practical creative contexts of
performance, authorship, genre and collaboration. This volume
contrasts complementary critical accounts of her stardom by working
across the different periods and territories of her career.
Few European male actors have been as iconic and influential for
generations of filmgoers as Alain Delon. Emblematic of a modern,
European masculinity, Delon's appeal spanned cultures and
continents. From his breakthrough as the first on-screen Tom Ripley
in Purple Noon in 1960, through two legendary performances in Rocco
and His Brothers and The Leopard in the early 1960s, to his roles
in some of Jean-Pierre Melville's most celebrated films noirs,
Delon came to embody the flair and stylishness of the European
thriller as one of France's most recognizable film stars. This
collection examines the star's career, image and persona. Not only
focusing on his spectacular early performances, the book also
considers less well documented aspects of Delon's long career such
as his time in Hollywood, his work as director, producer and
screenwriter, his musical collaborations, his TV appearances, and
his enduring role as a fashion icon in the 21st century. Whether
the object of reverence or ridicule, of desire or disdain, Delon
remains a unique figure who continues to court controversy and
fascination more than five decades after he first achieved
international fame.
The moving image has become a key marketing tool for luxury
fashion, central in enabling brands to shape their visual codes and
extend their brand awareness. Fashion Film is the first detailed
study of the shifting shape of fashion imagery in the digital age,
investigating the role of the moving image in the promotion,
communication and spectacle of contemporary fashion. Combining
interdisciplinary analysis of cinema and digital culture, this
ground-breaking book traces the emergence of fashion film in the
21st century through its historical roots in pre-digital forms of
photography, experimental cinema, mass-media advertising and
documentary film-making, right up to today's visual spread of
contemporary fashion on video blogs, online magazines and
live-streamed catwalk shows. Examining collaborations between
fashion designers and pioneering image-makers such as Guy Bourdin,
Jean-Paul Goode, William Klein and Nick Knight, the book highlights
the critical tension between the fashion film conceived as a
creative endeavour and as commercial enterprise. Fashion Film also
includes a parallel focus on factual representations of fashion
through the recent rise of documentary fashion film that goes
behind the scenes to follow the processes and personalities
involved in making fashion. Accessible and well-illustrated,
Fashion Film will appeal to students and scholars of fashion, film,
media, photography, celebrity, sociology and cultural studies.
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