'Paris in the Cinema' offers a new approach to the representation of Paris on screen. Bringing together a wide range of renowned French and Anglophone specialis

How film emerged in 19th-century Paris amid an array of social, political, artistic and technological innovations--with works by the Lumiere brothers, Mélies,

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a key textbook offers an innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of French film history

Neighbourhood by neighbourhood, address by address, visit the City of Lights via 101 cafés, hôtels, boutiques, galleries and theatres that have served as back

Ginette Vincendeau discusses the artistic value of his films in their proper context and comments on Jean-Pierre Melville's love of American culture and his con