"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" [Neither for Nor Against]: Conflict and Community in the Films of Cedric Klapisch

Autor/in	Fallon, Jean M.
Titel	"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" [Neither for Nor Against]: Conflict and Community in the Films of Cedric Klapisch
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 40 (2007) 2, S.201-214 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Films; Nationalism; French; Critical Thinking; Social Influences; Community; Immigrants; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Conflict; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Nationalismus; Französisch; Kritisches Denken; Sozialer Einfluss; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Konflikt; Frankreich
Abstract	Eschewing the making of elitist films, French writer/director Cedric Klapisch strives to appeal to a wide population with his largely humorous yet thought-provoking narratives that look compellingly at the relationship between individuals and community. Three of his films that have received U.S. releases--"Chacun cherche son chat" [When the Cat's Away], "L'Auberge espagnole" [The Spanish Apartment], and "Les Poupees russes" [The Russian Dolls]--reflect numerous unresolved issues that have threatened the harmony of French society in the last decade. His films provide a symbolic framework for exploring current social issues of gentrification and immigration, questions about national identity, and sovereignty concerns that affect union with other European nations. (Contains 18 endnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10