Screening Youth: Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema - Paperback

by Romain Chareyron (Editor), Gilles Viennot (Editor)

Youth has been represented on screen for decades and has informed many directors' visual, narrative and social perspectives, but there has not been a body of work addressing the richness and complexity of this topic in a French and Francophone context. This volume offers new insights into the works of emerging and well-established directors alike, who all chose to place youth at the heart of their narrative and aesthetic concerns.
Showing how the topic of 'youth' has inspired filmmakers to explore and reinvent common tropes associated with young people, the book also addresses how the representation of youth can be used to mirror the tensions - political, social, religious, economic or cultural - that agitate a society at a given time in its history.

Front Jacket

'Chareyron and Viennot have gathered an impressive array of perceptive essays in this unique examination of films about youth in France and Francophone countries. They illuminate a diverse range of adolescent roles across historical and cultural conditions, providing an exceptional appreciation for how children are depicted across class settings, sexual identities, racial tensions, family dynamics, and adult politics.' Professor Timothy Shary, Eastern Florida State College Explores how the topic of 'youth' has inspired Francophone filmmakers to explore and reinvent common tropes associated with young people Youth has been represented on screen for decades and has informed many directors' visual, narrative and social perspectives, but there has not been a body of work addressing the richness and complexity of this topic in a French and Francophone context. This volume offers new insights into the works of emerging and well-established directors alike, who all chose to place youth at the heart of their narrative and aesthetic concerns. Showing how the topic of 'youth' has inspired filmmakers to explore and reinvent common tropes associated with young people, the book also addresses how the representation of youth can be used to mirror the tensions - political, social, religious, economic or cultural - that agitate a society at a given time in its history. Romain Chareyron is Assistant Professor of French at the University of Saskatchewan. Gilles Viennot is Assistant Professor of French at the University of Arkansas. Cover image: Water Lilies (2007) aka Naissance des pieuvres. Directed by Céline Sciamma (c) Koch Lorber Films/ Photofest Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN Barcode

Author Biography

Romain Chareyron is Assistant Professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the co-editor of Screening Youth: Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema (EUP, 2019) and the editor of Trans Identities in the French Media: Representation, Visibility, Recognition (2022).

Gilles Viennot is Assistant Professor of French in the Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the University of Arkansas. His areas of study include: contemporary French literature (with an emphasis on Michel Houellebecq); the connections between neoliberalism, technology and family; as well as cinema and TV shows.