The Francoalgerian War Through A Twentyfirst Century Lens Film And History Nicole Beth Wallenbrock by Nicole Beth Wallenbrock 9781474262804, 9781474262835, 1474262805, 147426283X instant download after payment.

Today the Algerian War of Independence remains a powerful symbol for both the former empire and its last colony. Many Algerian guerrilla soldiers were tortured and murdered during the eight-year conflict that ended more than a century of colonization, while in France the events became emblematic of a national failure. Cinema played an active role in representing and re-forming the public’s understanding of the conflict.
The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens probes this cinematic discourse to shed light on topics such as immigration and national identity as shown in recent depictions of the war from both sides of the Mediterranean. This involves following the sons of draftees reconstructing the war to understand their fathers (Mon Colonel, L’Ennemi Intime) and Algerian immigrant directors filming in their ancestral homeland (Cartouches Gauloises, Hors-la-loi).
Nicole Beth Wallenbrock examines production details, box office figures, and narrative analogy to demonstrate the relevance of the Algerian War of Independence to historical and contemporary questions of Algerian and French national identity. This book is essential for academics and students interested in the history of war and historical representation.