Politics of Contemporary European Cinema

How does contemporary European Cinema reflect the drive for political and economic integration and recent trends in globalisation if at all? This book is a valuable excursion into the politics of European cinema and extensively addresses questions like this.<br /><br />Mike Wayne identifies some key themes pertinent to a study of the contemporary cultural and political dynamics of European cinema from the mid-1980's including the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Soviet Empire.<br /><br />Throughout the book issues are raised that question European culture and the nature of national cinema including;<br /><br />• The cultural relationship with Hollywood;<br />• Debates over cultural plurality and diversity; <br />• The disintegration of nation states along the eastern flank;<br />• Postcolonial travels and the hybridisation of the national formation.