East-West Encounters

Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature

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by Sylvie Blum-Reid

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > France

Keywords

France, Asia, literature

Publishing date

2003

Publisher

Wallflower Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 208 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

1-903364-69-8
978-1-903364-69-7

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Book Presentation:
East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature is the first book of its kind to examine Franco-Asian film and literary productions in the context of France's postcolonial history. It covers French film-makers' approaches to the Asian 'Other', as well as focusing on the works of Vietnamese and Cambodian directors living and working in France. The book thus examines this important contemporary example of cultural exchange and establishes a dialogue between producers and consumers of exoticised images. It features extensive studies of key texts such as Emmanuelle, Indochine, The Scent of Green Papaya and Cyclo.

About the Author:
Sylvie Blum-Reid is Assistant Professor of French and Film at the University of Florida, and has published widely on French cinema and postcolonial studies.

Press Reviews:
Blum-Reid concentrates on films and novels primarily from the 1990s, portraying images of the relationships of the French to peoples of their former colonies: Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia... Recommended. Choice

A valuable contribution... Blum-Reid's book packs in an enormous amount of important material and will be of considerable value. Michelle E. Bloom, Film Quarterly

See the publisher website: Wallflower Press