French Westerns

On the Frontier of Film Genre and French Cinema

By: Timothy Scheie

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Hardcover | 12 January 2024

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The production of films that may be called both 'French' and 'western' spans the history of cinema, and includes the films by celebrated stars and directors. However, with the exception of early silent production, French westerns are overlooked in studies of French cinema, of film genre and even of the 'transnational' western.

French Westerns: The Frontier of Film Genre and French Cinema is the first scholarly monograph dedicated to these films. This study advances the recovery of popular European cinema, and adds new dimension to the understanding of the western genre. However, the purpose is not to stretch existing definitions of the genre or the national cinema to accommodate this production. Instead, these films expose and exploit the acts of imagination to which the logics of 'French Cinema' and 'Western' owe their coherence: acts that fail repeatedly, productively, and at times spectacularly.

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Provocative and engaging, Timothy Scheie's discussion sheds new light on the French Western's history, Bardot Westerns, and French cinema's contemporary encounters with the American frontier. Carefully researched, this volume is essential for scholars and fans of the Western. A must have for readers interested in French film and popular culture.

--Sue Matheson, University College of the North, Canada

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