European Identity in Cinema

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Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Preface: filmic fingerprints -- Introduction: European film and the quest for identity -- Re-framing the fingerprints: a short survey of European film -- Louis Malle: a European outsider in the American mainstream -- Les Visiteurs: a popular form of cinema for Europe? -- Wenders' Paris, Texas and the 'European way of seeing' -- Identity and the past in recent Russian cinema -- The critique of reification: a subversive current within the cinema of contemporary Spain -- Current problems in the study of European cinema and the role of questions on cultural identity -- Film and Northern Ireland: beyond 'the troubles'? -- Peripheral visions: film-making in ScotIand -- Timetravel and European film -- Bibliography.;The identity of European cinema, like the identity of Europe itself, is multiple, complex, and fascinating. Providing both a general survey of contemporary European cinema production, distribution and exhibition and detailed critical analysis of specific films, directors, and national cinemas, this volume offers a stimulating and thought-provoking contribution to current film debate. While the book's critical essays offer keen insight into the complex identities of European cinema, its combination of breadth and detail, and its interdisciplinary focus and background ensure its wider relevance to anyone interested in questions of contemporary culture and European affairs in general. Its stylistic clarity and freedom from jargon make it readable and accessible. The essays have been written by respected academics working in a number of disciplines including Film and Media Studies, Modern Languages, and Cultural Studies. Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Preface: filmic fingerprints -- Introduction: European film and the quest for identity -- Re-framing the fingerprints: a short survey of European film -- Louis Malle: a European outsider in the American mainstream -- Les Visiteurs: a popular form of cinema for Europe? -- Wenders' Paris, Texas and the 'European way of seeing' -- Identity and the past in recent Russian cinema -- The critique of reification: a subversive current within the cinema of contemporary Spain -- Current problems in the study of European cinema and the role of questions on cultural identity -- Film and Northern Ireland: beyond 'the troubles'? -- Peripheral visions: film-making in ScotIand -- Timetravel and European film -- Bibliography.