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OverviewPart romantic comedy, part sitcom, part social drama, L’Auberge espagnole (The Spanish Apartment) recounts a familiar ‘youth’ ritual – the move from university to ‘the real world’, the often complicated personal, romantic and cultural encounters that ensue, and the moral uncertainties that characterize that key biological and physiological developmental stage between adolescence and adulthood. French director Cédric Klapisch showcases the extraordinary colour and beauty of Barcelona’s architecture, and places his hero Xavier at the heart of this smartly written film, which makes a series of wry observations on educational exchange programmes, multi-culturalism, and the direction European youth might take in the twenty-first century. This book addresses the topic of Europe’s youth generation, paying particular attention to the ways in which the film depicts the transition from adolescence to adulthood as allegory for the experiences of European society as it moves through periods of readjustment towards uncertain futures. It also looks into the ecosystem of contemporary French cinema, the Erasmus programme and its influence on youth experience, and identity politics in relation to ‘nationhood’ and ‘European-ness’. The book also examines the two sequels to the film – Russian Dolls (2005) and Chinese Puzzle (2013) – and how the complications faced by the main characters across the trilogy suggest that the move to adulthood is a never-ending process of growing up and reaching a level of self-actualization. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ben McCann (The University of Adelaide, Australia) , Sian Lincoln , Yannis Tzioumakis (University of Liverpool, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9780367734534ISBN 10: 0367734532 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 18 December 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: it’s always sunny in Barcelona 1. The European youth film 2. The Spanish Apartment: development, production, reception 3. Bildungsroman in Barcelona: reading The Spanish Apartment 4. Russian Dolls and Chinese Puzzles: revisiting The Spanish Apartment Conclusion: ‘Life is for the living. And love is for the giving’ReviewsAuthor InformationBen McCann is Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide. He is the co-editor of Michael Haneke: Europe Utopia (Columbia UP, 2011) and Framing French Culture (Adelaide UP, 2015) and the author of Ripping Open the Set: French Film Design, 1930-1939 (Peter Lang, 2013), Le Jour se lève (I.B. Tauris, 2013), and Julien Duvivier (Manchester UP, 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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