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Author:   Susan Hayward ,  Philip Powrie ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780719070297

ISBN 10:   0719070295
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 February 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Susan Hayward and Phil Powrie 1. Three neo-baroque directors - Raphaël Bassan 2. Du côté de Europa, via Asia: the post-Hollywood Besson - Rosanna Maule 3. Musical narration in the films of Luc Besson - Gérard Dastugue 4. Hearing Besson: the music of Eric Serra in the films of Luc Besson - Mark Brownrigg 5. Of suits and men in the films of Luc Besson - Phil Powrie 6. From Rags to Riches: Le Dernier combat and Le Cinquième élément - Susan Hayward 7. The sinking of the self: Freudian hydraulic patterns in Le Grand bleu - Laurent Jullier 8. Imprisoned freedoms: space and identity in Subway and Nikita - Mark Orme 9. Nikita: consumer culture’s killer instinct and the imperial imperative - Hilary Ann Radner 10. Léon and the cloacal labyrinth - Phil Powrie 11. Jeanne d’Arc: high epic style and politicising camp - Susan Hayward 12. An unpublished interview with Luc Besson - Gérard Dastugue Filmography Select bibliography -- .

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Susan Hayward is the Established Chair of French at Exeter University where she is the Director of the Department of Film Studies. Phil Powrie is Professor of French Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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