Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction: French Blockbusters?; Chapter 1: The Lang Plan and its Aftermath; Chapter 2: Popular French Cinema and ‘Cultural Diversity’; Chapter 3: The Debatable Destiny of Amélie Poulain; Chapter 4: Valérian and the Planet of a Thousand Critics; Chapter 5: Countercurrents in French Action Cinema; Chapter 6: Serial (Bad?) French Comedies; Conclusion: A Disputed Heritage