Beschreibung
argues that some of the most iconic moments in French cinema are associated with the beach, rather than the Parisian cityscape. Examining films from the 1950s to the present, from Brigitte Bardot in her bikini to François Ozon’s queer cinema, this book offers new ways of conceiving of the spacial politics of French cinema.
Autorenportrait
Fiona Handyside is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Exeter, UK. She is the editor of
(2013) and has published in several journals, including
and the
.
Inhalt
Contents: The Cinematic Beachscape – The Girl in the Bikini: The Beach and French Cinema’s Cultural Economy – Sex (and Gender) on the Beach: Modes of Masculinity and Fantasies of Femininity – Eric Rohmer
: Musical Moments and Ethnographic Encounters – The Old Woman and the Sea: Agnès Varda’s Beachscapes – The Possibilities of a Beach: Queerness and François Ozon’s Beaches – Conclusion: Beyond the Beach.
