Cinema of paradox : french filmmaking under the german occupation

Reveals the difficult course of French filmmaking from the declaration of war in 1939 through four years of misery to France's liberation in 1944. This book examines the conditions of filmmaking as they reflected the larger political, cultural, and social context within occupied France. It is suitable for film historians. Introduction 1. War and Defeat 2. Filmmaking in Vichy 3. German Initiatives, 1940-1941, and Continental Films 4. The Film Industry and the Jews 5. "An Industry Made of Gold": Production 1941-1942 6. A French School of Cinema: General Tendencies, Films and Filmmakers 7. Goebbels and German Film Policy in France 8. The War Without and the War Within Conclusion Appendix A. Feature Film Production, June 1940 - August 1944 Appendix B. Tables Notes