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City of darkness, city of light : the representation of Paris in the 1930's French films of the German emigrés

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Phillips, Alastair (1999) City of darkness, city of light : the representation of Paris in the 1930's French films of the German emigrés. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Paris is one of the key sites of meaning regarding France's cinematic output. This thesis surveys the contribution German émigré filmmakers made to the French cinema of the 1930s through a series of case studies of their depiction of the nation's capital city. It argues that this contribution was both typical and singular. The émigrés engaged directly with traditions of Parisian representation, but they also played a distinctive role in the important debate over the direction early French sound filmmaking should take.

The body of the thesis contains detailed textual analysis of many émigré productions which have hitherto been ignored within film history. It contextualises this analysis with comparative discussion of films made by indigenous professionals and an examination of past and present intertextual aspects of Parisian culture. The thesis moves beyond aesthetic concerns to also consider the political, industrial and social significance of the work of the émigré Filmmakers. The reception of their films is located within a history of the Franco-German relationship as a whole. By drawing widely upon supporting documentation in critical and trade journals of the time, the thesis provides

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DC France
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Motion picture producers and directors -- France -- Paris, Germans -- France -- Paris
Official Date: September 1999
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September 1999UNSPECIFIED
Institution: University of Warwick
Theses Department: Department of Film and Television Studies
Thesis Type: PhD
Publication Status: Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948-
Sponsors: British Academy ; University of Warwick. Humanities Research Centre
Format of File: pdf
Extent: [ix], 328 leaves : illustrations
Language: eng

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