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Bande de filles : girlhood identities in contemporary France

Title
Bande de filles : girlhood identities in contemporary France / Frances Smith.
Author
Smith, Frances (Frances Catherine Elizabeth)
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

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Description
vii, 103 pages : illustrations (black and white); 22 cm.
Summary
"Few films in the twenty-first century have represented coming-of-age with the beauty and brutality of Bande de Filles (or Girlhood). This book provides an in-depth examination of Céline Sciamma's film, focusing on its portrayal of female adolescence in contemporary Paris. Motivated by the absence of black female characters in French cinema, Sciamma represents the lives of figures that have passed largely unnoticed on the big screen. While observing the girls' tough circumstances, Sciamma's film emphasises the joy and camaraderie found in female friendships. This book places Girlhood in its cinematic, as well as its sociocultural context. Pop music, urban violence, and female friendships are all considered here in a book draws out the complexity of Sciamma's deceptively simple portrayal of coming-of-age. Thoughtful, concise, and deeply contemporary, this book is perfect for students, scholars, and general readers interested in youth cultures, European cinema, gender and sexuality"--
Series Statement
Cinema and youth studies
Uniform Title
Cinema and youth studies.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [92]-98), filmography (pages [99]-100) and index.
  • Céline Sciamma's filmography (page [91]).
Contents
Contextualising Bande de filles/Girlhood -- Céline Sciamma's coming-of-age texts -- Feminising the banlieue in Bande de filles/Girlhood -- Solidarity and violence in Bande de filles/Girlhood -- Music and the transnational in Bande de filles/Girlhood -- Gender fluidity and queer girlhood in Bande de filles/Girlhood.
Call Number
MFLP (Bande de filles) 21-3339
ISBN
  • 9781138491960
  • 1138491969
LCCN
2019049478
OCLC
1125268265
Author
Smith, Frances (Frances Catherine Elizabeth), author.
Title
Bande de filles : girlhood identities in contemporary France / Frances Smith.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Cinema and youth studies
Cinema and youth studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [92]-98), filmography (pages [99]-100) and index.
Céline Sciamma's filmography (page [91]).
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Other Form:
Online version: Smith, Frances (Frances Catherine Elizabeth). Bande de filles. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9781351031622 (DLC) 2019049479
Research Call Number
MFLP (Bande de filles) 21-3339
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