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A series of limiting definitions have tended to delineate the Franco-British cinematic relationship. As this collection of essays reveals, there is much more to it than simple oppositions between British critical esteem for the films of France and French dismissal of le cin?ma British, or the success of Ken Loach et al. at the French box office and the relative dearth of French movies on British screens. In fact, there has long been a rich and productive dialogue between these two cultures in which both their clear differences and their shared concerns have played a vital role. This book provides an overview of the history of these relations from the early days of sound cinema to the present day. The chapters, written by leading experts in the history of French, British and European cinema, provide insights into relations between French and British cinematic cultures at the level of production, exhibition and distribution, reception, representation and personnel. The book features a diverse range of studies, including: the exhibition of French cinema in Britain in the 1930s, contemporary extreme French cinema, stars such as Annabella, David Niven and Jane Birkin and the French Resistance on British screens.

Catherine Wheatleyis a Research Assistant at the University of Southampton where she is working on Lucy Mazdons AHRC funded project on French cinema in Britain. She is the author ofMichael Hanekes Cinema: The Ethic of the Image(Berghahn Books, 2009) and is a regular contributor toSight and Sound.

Lucy Mazdonis a Reader in Film Studies at the University of Southampton. She has written widely on French cinema and television and her publications includeEncore Hollywood: Remaking French Cinema(BFI, 2000),France on Film: Reflections on Popular French Cinema(Wallflower, 2001) and?The Contemporary Television Series?(EUP, 2005).

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