French literature on screen

This collection presents new essays in the complex field of French literary adaptation. Using a variety of textual and interpretive approaches it sheds light on issues of gender sexuality class politics and social conventions while acknowledging a range of contexts from the commercial to the archival and the aesthetic. The chapters written by eminent international scholars run chronologically from <i>The Count of Monte Cristo </i>through Proust and <i>Bonjour Tristesse </i>to Philippe Djian's <i>Oh... </i>(adapted for the screen as <i>Elle</i>). Collectively they fill a need for contemporary discussions on the significance of France's literary representations in the history of global cinema.