Older French cinema vs. Modern Hollywood influences
WATCH OUT FOR SPOILERS DON'T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!
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Seems to me that this is the source material for Amelie, only with a tragic finale instead of an uplifting one.
I'm no expert on French cinema, but I've heard many times the argument (and the films I have seen, especially older ones, seem to bear this out) that French movies are typically tragic or neutral in their denouments, especially when contrasted with Hollywood's usual "happy ending" formula.
I wonder if French cinema is changing to reflect the more commercial Hollywood tastes? If Les Bonnes Femmes is the original Amelie, with a few socially telling modifications, I think this argument might stand up.
If anyone else ever comes to this board and knows more about French cinema than I do, I'd appreciate any comments that might support or undermine the theory, as well as any good comparisons between French movies from the 40s-60s and their modern descendents.
Also any recommendations for critical analyses of French contribution to cinema arts.
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