Nationalism and the Cinema in France

<p> 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 about that relationship? What are the nuances insider codes and hidden history of the alignment between cinema and nationalism? Hugo Frey suggests that the concepts of the 'political myth' and 'the film event' are the essential theoretical reference points for unlocking film history. <em>Nationalism and the Cinema in France</em> offers new arguments regarding those connections in the French case examining national elitism neo-colonialism and other exclusionary discourses as well as discussing for the first time the subculture of cinema around the extreme right Front National. Key works from directors such as Michel Audiard Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Pierre Melville Marcel Pagnol Jean Renoir Jacques Tati François Truffaut and others provide a rich body of evidence.</p>