Paris in the Cinema

Synopsis

Acknowledgements.- Beyond The Flaneur: An Introduction; Alastair Phillips And Ginette Vincendeau.- Part 1: Locations.- The Eiffel Tower: A Parisian Film Star; Nicoleta Bazgan.- Working-class Paris And Post-war Noir: Les Portes De La Nuit; Thomas Pillard.- The Caves Of Saint-germain-des-pres In 1950s French Cinema; Sebastien Layerle.- Le Signe Du Lion: Paris In The Summer Of 1959; Michel Marie.- Truffaut's Apartments; Hilary Radner And Alistair Fox.- The New Wave Hotel; Roland-francois Lack.- The Vanishing Of Les Halles; Catherine E. Clark.- The Parisian Banlieue On Screen: So Close, Yet So Far; Ginette Vincendeau.- Part 2: Characters.- Maigret From Across The Channel; Charlotte Brunsdon.- Parisian Cinephiles And The Mac-mahon; Leila Wimmer.- Beyond The Flaneuse: The Uniqueness Of Cleo De 5 A 7; Jennifer Wallace.- Amateur Filmmakers' Paris: Home Movies At The Forum Des Images; Roger Odin.- The Concierge In Contemporary French Cinema; Raphaelle Moine.- Parisian Lovers In The Contemporary Romcom; Mary Harrod.- The Enduring Glamour Of The Parisienne; Stephen Gundle.- Part 3: History.- Charles Dickens's Two Cities; Colin Jones.- From Meryon To Ulmer's Bluebeard: A Baudelairian Iconography; Jean-loup Bourget.- Site Of Infamy: The Vel' D'hiv In French Cinema; Sandy Flitterman-lewis.- `unremarkable Paris': Jacques Becker's Urban Everyday; Alastair Phillips.- Television And The Renewal Of Paris, From Official Discourse To Social Criticism; Helene Janniere.- Parisian Building Sites (1945-1975): From Modernity To Abstraction; Marie Gaimard And Marguerite Vappereau.- The Mirror Of A City: The `parisian Collection' Of The Forum Des Images; Jean-yves De Lepinay.- Interview.- Filming Paris: An Interview With Jean-pierre Jeunet.- Contributors.- Select Bibliography. Edited By Alastair Phillips And Ginette Vincendeau. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 271-277) And Index.