Post-beur Cinema : : North African Émigré and Maghrebi-French Filmmaking in France since 2000 / / Will Higbee.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Higbee, Will,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Traditions in World Cinema : TWC
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 21 B/W illustrations

A comparative analysis of Maghrebi-French and North African émigré cinema in FranceSince the early 1980s and the arrival of Beur cinema filmmakers of Maghrebi origin have made a key contribution French cinema's representation of issues such as immigration, integration and national identity. However, they have done so mostly from a position on the margins of the industry. In contrast, since the early 2000s, Maghrebi-French and North African émigré filmmakers have occupied an increasingly prominent position on both sides of the camera, announcing their presence on French screens in a wider range of genres and styles than ever before. This greater visibility and move to the mainstream has not, however, automatically meant that these films have lost any of the social or political relevance. Indeed in the 2000s many of these films have increasingly questioned the boundaries between national, transnational and diasporic cinema, whilst simultaneously demanding, either implicitly or explicitly, a reconsideration of the very difference that has traditionally been seen as a barrier to the successful integration of North African immigrants and their descendants into French society.Through a detailed study of this transformative decade for Maghrebi-French and North African émigré filmmaking in France, this book argues for the emergence of a 'Post-Beur' cinema in the 2000s that is simultaneously global and local in its outlook. Its key features include:A comprehensive overview of the key developments in Maghrebi-French and North African émigré filmmaking in France since the 2000s: counter-heritage cinema and the memorialisation of France's colonial past; journey narratives and the myth of return; the 'mainstreaming' of Maghrebi-French directors and stars; representations of Islam.Detailed case studies of key films from the 2000s that have yet to receive scholarly attention, such as Hors-la-loi, Dernier maquis and Vénus noire.An in-depth analysis of trends in production, distribution and exhibition as they relate to Maghrebi-French and North African émigré filmmakers in the 2000s.An absorbing introduction to this recent cinematic tradition, Post-Beur Cinema is essential reading for students and scholars in Film Studies, French Studies and Diaspora Studies.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction: From Immigrant Cinema to National Cinema -- 2. The (Maghrebi-)French Connection: Diaspora goes Mainstream -- 3. Colonial Fracture and the Counter-Heritage Film -- 4. Of Spaces and Difference in the Films of Abdellatif Kechiche -- 5. Home, Displacement and the Myth of Return: Journey Narratives in the 2000s -- 6. Screening Islam: Cinematic Representations of the Muslim Community in France in the 2000s -- 7. Conclusion: Post-Beur Cinema -- Bibliography -- Index