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OverviewEbook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. Parisiennes: City Women in French Cinema examines French films that screen women as main characters in the city of Paris from 1957 to the present day. The book investigates how women perceive, use, and inhabit the city of Paris on-screen, showing that the strong connection between the city and its women offers a strategic site to examine gender in urban space in cinema. Close readings of key popular movies, art-house films, and films directed by women reveal that the on-screen interactions between female protagonists and city spaces are crucial to understanding women’s place(s) in Paris in different social and historical contexts. Moving beyond the mythical Parisienne and the celebrated flâneuse, the book analyzes the Parisiennes as city women to capture the interactive exchange between female protagonists and urban spaces, focusing on spatial perception, everyday urban practices, and lived experience. Most importantly, these on-screen Parisiennes show women’s lives and struggles in the city and imagine women asserting the right to be residents of Paris, as city women. The Parisiennes as city women screen women who aim to walk freely the city streets and imagine Paris on their own terms, providing a more egalitarian model to the off-screen city. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicoleta BazganPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Volume: 14 ISBN: 9781802074529ISBN 10: 180207452 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 03 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback 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 ContentsCHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Screening the Parisiennes as City Women CHAPTER TWO. Modern City Women CHAPTER THREE. The Parisiennes In and Out of the New Wave City CHAPTER FOUR. A Woman's Paris CHAPTER FIVE. The City of a Woman's Love CHAPTER SIX. A Woman's Place: Parisiennes in Grand Paris CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusion: New Paths for the Parisiennes as City WomenReviews'Parisiennes looks at a fascinating range of material, drawing in lesser known and more familiar works. Focus on Akerman’s little seen Nuit et jour is particularly attractive, but so many films are brought beautifully to light here.' Emma Wilson 'Based on strong scholarship in French cinema, studies of the city in film and the concept of the Parisienne, this book makes an original and nuanced intervention in French cinema studies, with its focus on a range of Parisian women in different types of films – from popular blockbusters such as Amélie to classic auteur films like Cléo de 5 à 7.' Ginette Vincendeau Author InformationNicoleta Bazgan is Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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