French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction : A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle

A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present

By: Jean-Marc Loffocier, Randy Loffocier

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Hardcover | 1 December 1999 | Edition Number 4

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Connoisseurs of fantasy, science fiction, and horror have long recognized the important contributions of thousands of French authors, filmmakers, and artists. The volume is divided into two parts. Part I gives historical overviews, complete lists, descriptions, and summaries for works in film, television, radio, animation, comic books, and graphic novels. This section also includes interviews with animation director Ren Laloux and comic book artist Moebius, as well as comments from filmmaker Luc Besson. Biographies are provided for over 200 important contributors to television and graphic arts. Part II covers the major authors and literary trends of French science fiction, fantasy, and horror from the Middle Ages to the present day. (French-Canadians and Belgians are also examined.) There is a biographical dictionary of over 3,000 authors, a section on major French awards, and a complete bibliography. Many illustrations (!) illuminate this thorough presentation.

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"massive...impressive...huge amount of valuable information...an important milestone in todays sf criticism. Giving us a birds-eye view of the vast, rich, and yet generally unknown world of French sf and fantastique, it constitutes an unusually bright light at the end of our long ethnocentric tunnel"--Science Fiction Studies

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. 1
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction in Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, and Comic Books
Preamble	p. 9
On Making Science Fiction Films in France and America: Excerpts from an Interview with Luc Besson	p. 10
Cinema	p. 12
Historical Overview	p. 12
Feature Films	p. 15
Selected Short Features	p. 63
Television	p. 72
Historical Overview	p. 72
Series	p. 73
Telefilms	p. 96
Nonfiction	p. 110
Radio	p. 112
Historical Overview	p. 112
Series	p. 112
Plays	p. 117
Nonfiction	p. 120
Animation	p. 121
Historical Overview	p. 121
Feature Films	p. 121
Television	p. 125
Selected Short Features	p. 127
Interview with Rene Laloux	p. 129
Comic Books and Graphic Novels	p. 132
Historical Overview	p. 132
Graphic Novels	p. 135
Selected Magazines	p. 255
Interview with Moebius	p. 257
Selected Biographies	p. 261
Filmmakers	p. 261
Comic Book Writers and Artists	p. 272
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction in Literature
Preamble	p. 293
On Writing and Publishing Science Fiction in France and the United States: Excerpts from an Interview with Pierre Barbet	p. 295
The Middle Ages (1100-1500)	p. 297
The Chansons de Geste (Songs of Deeds)	p. 297
The Fabliaux (Fables)	p. 299
Poetry	p. 299
Religious Dramas	p. 300
The Renaissance (1500-1650)	p. 301
The Utopias	p. 301
The Merveilleux (Marvelous)	p. 302
The Romans Esoteriques (Esoteric Novels)	p. 303
The Enlightenment (1650-1800)	p. 305
The Voyages Imaginaires (Imaginary Journeys)	p. 305
Cosmic Journeys	p. 305
Other Lands	p. 307
The Future	p. 308
The Contes de Fees and Feeries (Fairy Tales)	p. 309
The Romans Philosophiques (Philosophical Novels)	p. 310
19th Century Fantastique (1800-1914)	p. 312
The Romans Noirs and Romans Frenetiques (Gothic Novels)	p. 312
The Fantastique Populaire	p. 316
Before 1900	p. 316
La Belle Epoque (1900-1914)	p. 318
The Fantastique Litteraire	p. 323
Fantastique Romantique	p. 324
Fantastique Realiste	p. 327
Fantastique Symboliste	p. 328
Fantastique Esoterique and Fantastique Fin de Siecle	p. 330
19th Century Science Fiction (1800-1914)	p. 333
From Imaginary Journeys to Voyages Extraordinaires	p. 333
Cosmic Journeys	p. 333
Other Lands	p. 335
The Future	p. 335
Jules Verne	p. 336
The Golden Age	p. 339
Major Authors	p. 340
Other Notable Writers	p. 344
Cosmic Journeys	p. 344
Other Lands and Mad Science	p. 345
The Future	p. 347
Mainstream Writers	p. 349
The Fantastique Entre-Deux Guerres (Between the Wars) (1918-1945)	p. 352
Fantastique Litteraire	p. 352
Fantastique Surrealiste	p. 352
Traditional Fantastique	p. 354
Fantastique Populaire	p. 355
Belgian Fantastique	p. 357
Traditional Fantastique	p. 358
Fantastique Symboliste	p. 358
Jean Ray	p. 359
Science Fiction Entre-Deux Guerres (Between the Wars) (1918-1950)	p. 361
The End of the Golden Age	p. 362
Major Authors	p. 362
Other Notable Writers	p. 364
Cosmic Journeys	p. 365
Other Lands and Mad Science	p. 366
The Future	p. 371
Mainstream Writers	p. 372
A Period of Transition	p. 374
Major Authors	p. 374
Other Notable Writers	p. 376
Cosmic Journeys	p. 376
Other Lands and Mad Science	p. 377
The Future	p. 379
Mainstream Writers	p. 380
Modern Fantastique (After World War II)	p. 381
The 1950s and 1960s	p. 382
Fantastique Litteraire	p. 382
Traditional Fantastique	p. 382
Modern Surrealists	p. 384
Women Writers	p. 385
Fantastique Regional	p. 386
Fantastique Populaire	p. 387
Horror	p. 387
Esoterism	p. 390
Juveniles	p. 392
Belgian Fantastique	p. 393
The 1970s	p. 394
Fantastique Litteraire	p. 394
Traditional Fantastique	p. 394
Modern Surrealists	p. 395
Female Writers	p. 396
Fantastique Populaire	p. 396
Horror	p. 396
Heroic Fantasy	p. 397
Esoterism	p. 401
Juveniles	p. 401
Belgian Fantastique	p. 401
The 1980s and 1990s	p. 402
Fantastique Litteraire	p. 402
Fantastique Populaire	p. 403
Horror	p. 403
Heroic Fantasy	p. 408
Juveniles	p. 411
Modern Science Fiction (After 1950)	p. 414
The 1950s and 1960s (The Silver Age)	p. 414
The Publishers	p. 414
Major Authors	p. 416
Other Notable Writers	p. 422
Mainstream Writers	p. 426
Juveniles	p. 430
The 1970s	p. 432
The Publishers	p. 432
Major Authors	p. 434
Other Notable Writers	p. 442
Mainstream Writers	p. 445
Juveniles	p. 446
The 1980s	p. 448
The Publishers	p. 448
Major Authors	p. 449
Other Notable Writers	p. 452
Mainstream Writers	p. 454
Juveniles	p. 454
The 1990s	p. 455
The Publishers	p. 455
Major Authors	p. 455
Other Notable Writers	p. 457
Mainstream Writers	p. 459
Juveniles	p. 459
Last Word	p. 459
French-Canadian Science Fiction and Fantastique	p. 460
Dictionary of Authors	p. 471
Introduction	p. 471
Publishers and Magazines	p. 472
Authors' Bibliographies	p. 478
Major Awards	p. 751
France	p. 751
French Canada	p. 753
Bibliography	p. 755
Index	p. 757
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French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction : A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle

A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present

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