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Finding France on Film

Chocolat, Amélie and Le Divorce

The College of Wooster, Ohio, USA, cdurham{at}wooster.edu

Three contemporary films, Lasse Hallström's Chocolat (2000), Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001), and James Ivory's Le Divorce (2003), provide an especially promising context in which to explore the complex nature of cultural representation and reception at a time of renewed conflict and misunderstanding between France and the United States. All three films raise important questions related to national identity and to audience response. All three also confirm that the romantic comedy set in a picturesque Paris or a quaint rural village is one place where we can still expect to find France on film, whether the film is made in the United States or in France.

Key Words: film • French culture • Lasse Hallström • James Ivory • Jean-Pierre Jeunet • national identity

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