1. Introduction: From Immigrant Cinema to National Cinema

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. List of Illustrations ix
5. 1. Introduction: From Immigrant Cinema to National Cinema 1
6. 2. The (Maghrebi-)French Connection: Diaspora goes Mainstream 26
7. 3. Colonial Fracture and the Counter-Heritage Film 61
8. 4. Of Spaces and Difference in the Films of Abdellatif Kechiche 96
9. 5. Home, Displacement and the Myth of Return: Journey Narratives in the 2000s 130
10. 6. Screening Islam: Cinematic Representations of the Muslim Community in France in the 2000s 154
11. 7. Conclusion: Post-Beur Cinema 182
12. Bibliography 192
13. Index 201