Question: Le Dernier Metro has been criticised for presenting a vision of the Occupation years that is inappropriately 'comforting and comfortable' do you agree? What aspects of the Occupation period does Truffaut's film emphasize, and how?
Answer: The key features of Truffaut’s film, according to Joy Gould Boyum, ‘make for a comforting and comfortable vision: of life, of the theatre, of the occupation’ . Such criticism appeared on numerous occasions after the release of The Last Metro and while such reactions can be explained, they are not, in my opinion, justified....(short extract)
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- Subject: Media Studies
- Course: Media Studies
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 71%
- Words: 973
- Date submitted: December 18, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2341
