Library Resources for French 138
French Civilization Through Film
Basic resources for French film studies
France
The following books are reference books. That means they are located in the Arts and Humanities Reference collection (Pattee Library, 2nd floor) and that you cannot check them out.
The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought. L. Kritzman. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
Call number: DC33.7.C575 2006
Encyclopedia of modern French thought. C. Murray. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Call number: DC33.7.E55 2004
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture. A. Hughes. London, New York: Routledge. 1998.
Call number: DC33.7.E53 1998
Historical dictionary of World War II France : the Occupation, Vichy, and the Resistance, 1938-1946. B. Gordon. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1998.
Call number: DC397.H58 1998
French Culture, 1900-1975. C. Brosman. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.
Call number: DC33.7.F726 1995
Handbook of French Popular Culture. P. Horn. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1991
Call number: DC33.7.H29 1991
Film
The Oxford History of World Cinema. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996
Call number: PN1993.5.A1O96 1996
Substantial authoritative articles on French cinema from the silent era (1895-1930, sound cinema (1930-1960), and modern cinema (1960-1995).
The companion to French cinema. Ginette Vincendeau. London: Cassell: British Film Institute, 1996.
Call number: PN1994.V56 1996
Short articles about directors and genres.
French New Wave. Chris Weigand. Harpendon: Pocket Essentials. 2001
Call number: PN1993.5 F7 W53 2001
Short articles on directors, films and aspects of the New Wave films.
To find more books on French film that you can borrow, search The CAT.
CAT Search:
Choose “LC Subj Heading” from drop down menu
Search: Motion Pictures France
Finding articles
You can find scholarly articles on French film by searching the following databases.
Pathway: Library home page → Databases by title
- MLA Bibliography
- Film Literature Index
- Film & Television Literature Index
- International Film Archive (FIAF)
- Proquest (make sure to check the box next to Scholarly Journals)
Finding reviews
You can search the databases above for film reviews. Look on the search screen for the Document or Article Type menu. You can usually choose Review or even Film Review.
You can also search The New York Times Historical for film reviews.