Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. INTRODUCTION From International ‘High Art’ to the Parisian Political Melee 1
5. CHAPTER ONE The Cinema of Self-promotion: Patriotic Subtexts in ‘Films about Films’ 16
6. CHAPTER TWO The Search for National Unity through History 43
7. CHAPTER THREE The Representation of a Modern Chic People 74
8. CHAPTER FOUR A Paradox in Anti-Americanism: Public Protest and Visual Ambiguity 100
9. CHAPTER FIVE The Maintenance of Neocolonial Attitudes 129
10. CHAPTER SIX The Persistence of Anti-Semitism 157
11. CHAPTER SEVEN The Cinema and the Extreme Right-wing Undercurrent 189
12. Conclusion 216
13. Bibliography 223
14. Index 231