In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language works. French cinema, however, appears to undergo a transformation as it reaches Britain, becoming something quite different to that experienced by audiences at home. Drawing on extensive archival research the authors examine in detail the discourses, debates and decisions which have determined the place accorded to French cinema in British film culture. In so doing they provide a fascinating account of this particular instance of transnational cinematic traffic while...
In a market long dominated by Hollywood, French films are consistently the most widely distributed non-English language works. French cinema, howe...
`Film is made for philosophy.' So states Stanley Cavell, proposing the screen as the perfect venue for something more than pure entertainment. Its various attributes, for example its immediate resemblance to reality, reveal new ground for thinking through old philosophical problems. Contributing four books specifically devoted to the movies, Cavell also wrote on scepticism, morality, and the intentions and meanings of ordinary language, but these subjects, too, were informed by his experience of cinema. Catherine Wheatley's book, as part of the compelling Film Thinks series, examines...
`Film is made for philosophy.' So states Stanley Cavell, proposing the screen as the perfect venue for something more than pure entertainment. Its var...
