{"product_id":"historical-imaginary","title":"Historical Imaginary","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the year 2000, Quebec’s film industry has burgeoned with a parabolic increase in the number of films released and the production of a wide array of film genres. Building on the notion of ‘Quebec national cinema’ outlined by Bill Marshall, this book analyses French-language fiction features that construct images of the past. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScholar of Quebec cultural studies, Amy J. Ransom,  explains how the studied films participate in the nation’s ‘historical imaginary’, revisiting and revisioning the past for present-day audiences and constructing new ‘sites of memory’ for twenty-first-century Québécois viewers. Each chapter examines a film genre explicitly engaged in representing the past: the historical film per se, the historical fantasy, the literary adaptation, the biopic and memoir, and the period film. \u003cem\u003eThe Historical Imaginary\u003c\/em\u003e offers analyses of significant films and filmmakers while also providing a broader overview of these genres’ development in Quebec. From examining rigorous historical documents like \u003cem\u003eLe 15 février, 1839\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) to quirky fantasies like \u003cem\u003eJe me souviens\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and from the heritage films \u003cem\u003eNouvelle France\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and \u003cem\u003eMaria Chapdaleine\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) to the biopics \u003cem\u003eLouis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and\u003cem\u003e La Bolduc\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), Ransom’s analyses travel across time, space, and genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this insightful cultural investigation, three generations of filmmakers are brought together to highlight their influence upon the construction of a Québécois national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56156067856728,"sku":"9781487560966","price":68.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781487560966_21e2ef73-cd63-45f8-9d53-8b95aa4251a4.jpg?v=1779948032","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/historical-imaginary","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}