Open Roads, Closed Borders : The Contemporary French-language Road Movie

This Is The First Collection Of Essays About French-language Road Movies, A Particularly Rich Yet Critically Neglected Cinematic Category. These Films, The Contributors Argue, Offer Important Perspectives On Contemporary French Ideas About National Identity, France's Former Colonies, Europe, And The Rest Of The World. Taken Together, The Essays Illustrate How Travel And Road Motifs Have Enabled Directors Of Various National Origins And Backgrounds To Reimagine Space And Move Beyond Simple Oppositions Such As Islam And Secularism, Local And Global, Home And Away, France And Africa, And East And West--back Cover. On The Eve Of The Journey / Laura Rascaroli -- The Constant Tourist / Florian Grandena -- Brittany, No Exit / Thibaut Schlit -- Troubling Return / Darren Waldron -- Going Nowhere Fast / Joseph Mcgonagle -- Times On The Road / Glen W. Norton -- Tourism And Travelling In Jean-luc Godard's Allemagne 90 Neuf Zéro And Éloge De L'amour / Ewa Mazierska -- Under Eastern Eyes / Michael Gott -- Nowhere To Run, Somewhere To Hide / Martin O'shaughnessy -- Traffic In Souls / David Laderman -- Mobility And Exile In Claire Denis's 35 Rhums / Michelle Royer And Miriam Thompson -- Gatlif's Manifesto / Sylvie Blum-reid. Edited By Michael Gott And Thibaut Schilt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This is the first collection of essays about French-language road movies, a particularly rich yet critically neglected cinematic category. These films, the contributors argue, offer important perspectives on contemporary French ideas about national identity, France's former colonies, Europe, and the rest of the world. Taken together, the essays illustrate how travel and road motifs have enabled directors of various national origins and backgrounds to reimagine space and move beyond simple oppositions such as Islam and secularism, local and global, home and away, France and Africa, and East and West"--Page 4 de la couverture A collection of essays about French-language road movies, a particularly rich yet critically neglected cinematic category. It features contributors who argue that these films offer important perspectives on contemporary French ideas about national identity, France's former colonies, Europe, and the rest of the world.