Neil Archer Livres

Neil Archer considers to what extent a modestly funded film such as this can be considered 'British' at all

Exploring the evolution of the road movie genre in French cinema since the late 1960s, this book examines the cultural exchange between American and French film. It combines film history and theory to analyze shifts in social, political, and industrial contexts, addressing themes such as liberty, identity, and gender. Each chapter offers an in-depth look at significant films, providing innovative interpretations that highlight the road genre's importance within French cinematic history, thus revitalizing a frequently overlooked field of study.

Exploring the intersection of sport and cinema, this book challenges traditional narratives and invites readers to consider how these two cultural phenomena influence each other. It delves into themes such as representation, identity, and the emotional connections forged through sports in film. By analyzing various films and their portrayals of athleticism, the author offers fresh perspectives on how cinema shapes societal views on sports and vice versa, making a compelling case for their intertwined significance in contemporary culture.

As analyzed in this study, from its most familiar origins in Hollywood the road movie has become a global film practice, whether as a vehicle for exploring the relationship between various national contexts and American cinema, as a means of narrating different national and continental histories, or as a form of individual filmmaking expression

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings and industrial analysis, illustrating why these kinds of movies are favored by producers and audiences alike.

This in-depth study of one of the 21st century's most acclaimed films, The Social Network: Youth Film 2.0, considers the contribution of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's film to the understanding of 'youth' in a contemporary, digital age.

Originating in the conference held at the University of Cambridge in 2009, this collection of essays includes a range of innovative papers from across the diverse field of French and Francophone studies. From medieval texts to the dramatization of the novel, from postcolonial writing to the politics of film and the bande dessinée, the articles in this collection draw on recent developments in the theories of adaptation, translation, and cultural and textual transition. In keeping with these developments, they move the notion of adaptation away from questions of authenticity and fidelity, thinking instead about the movement across texts and time, and the way such movement generates new meanings. Offering insightful approaches to its subjects of study, the book is an engaging contribution to this growing area of research.