Finding France on Film
2008; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/0957155808089664
ISSN1740-2352
Autores Tópico(s)Medieval European Literature and History
ResumoThree contemporary films, Lasse Hallström's Chocolat (2000), Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001), and James Ivory's Le Divorce (2003), provide an especially promising context in which to explore the complex nature of cultural representation and reception at a time of renewed conflict and misunderstanding between France and the United States. All three films raise important questions related to national identity and to audience response. All three also confirm that the romantic comedy set in a picturesque Paris or a quaint rural village is one place where we can still expect to find France on film, whether the film is made in the United States or in France.
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