The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930-1956

by Noël Burch and Geneviève Sellier

In The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930-1956, No l Burch and Genevi ve Sellier adopt a sociocultural approach to films made in France before, during, and after World War II, paying particular attention to the Occupation years (1940-44). The authors contend that the films produced from the 1930s until 1956-when the state began to subsidize the movie industry, facilitating the emergence of an "auteur cinema"-are important, both as historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822355612
• ISBN13: 9780822355618
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"