The Studies in French Cinema Conference this year (Wed 9 April, Institut Français, London) is devoted to pre-1940 cinema. Speakers include Elizabeth Ezra, Jeff Kline, Phil Powrie, Keith Reader, Ginette Vincendeau. We have papers on:

Stars: Josephine Baker, Pierre Batcheff, Edwige Feuillère, Viviane Romance and Marcel Dalio

Directors: Raymond Bernard, René Clair, Marcel Pagnol, Jean Epstein 

Themes: Dream in crime and melodrama serials, 1930s documentary, songs in 1930s films, and fan magazines

See here for the conference programme: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/crif/sfc/conference.htm

See here for the paper abstracts: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/crif/sfc/documents/Conference2008abstracts.doc

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