There is a good chapter on Le Cinema du Look and fantasy film in Contemporary French Cinema, an introduction, by Guy Austin (Manchester University press, ISBN 0-7190-4611-4) pub. 1996. Others dealt with in that chapter include Leos Carax, Luc Besson, and Jean-Jacques Beneix. Note that the films function as a fantasy reinterpretation of the German Occupation of France during WW2, a historical subject which many other French films have reinterpreted. The nocturnal effects recall Carne's Quai des Brumes (1938) and a couple of moments (including the final scene on the rooftop) recall Jean Vigo. [A couple of French accents missed out, sorry!] Tony ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html