Saccharine for some; poignant for others; Jacques Demys enchanted world is familiar to generations of French audiences accustomed to watching Christmas repeats of his fairytale Peau dacirc;ne (1970) or seeing Catherine Deneuve and Franccedil;oise Dorleacute;ac prance and pirouette in Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1966). Demy achieved international recognition with Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (1963); which was awarded the Palme dOr at Cannes. However; beneath the apparently sugary coating of his films lie more philosophical reflections on some of the most pressing issues that preoccupy Western societies; including affect; subjectivity; self/other relations and free will.This wide-ranging book addresses many of the key aspects of Demys cinema; including his associations with the New Wave; his unique approach to musicals; his adaptations of fairytales; his representations of gender and sexuality and his legacy as an iconic director for generations of audiences and filmmakers.
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