Quebec National Cinema

In <strong>Quebec National Cinema</strong> Bill Marshall tackles the question of the role cinemaplays in Quebecs view of itself as a nation. Surveying mostly fi... » 

In Quebec National Cinema Bill Marshall tackles the question of the role cinemaplays in Quebecs view of itself as a nation. Surveying mostly fictionalfeature films Marshall demonstrates how Quebec cinema has evolved from theinnovative direct cinema of the early 1960s into the diverse canvas of popularcomedies glossy coproductions and reworked auteur cinema of the postmodern1990s. He explores the faultlines of Quebec identity its problematic andcontradictory relationship with France the question of Native peoples theinfluence of the cosmopolitan and pluralist city of Montreal and theencounters between sexuality gender and nation traced and critiqued inwomens and queer cinemas. «