Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3最新文献

Global and local rhetorics at a public-facing private company: Studiocanal and French cinema 面向公众的私营公司的全球和本土修辞:Studiocanal和法国电影

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.19

C. Meir

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Introduction: Canal+ and contemporary French cinema and television 导读:Canal+与当代法国电影电视

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.16

C. Meir, R. Kuhn

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Channeling globalism: Canal+ as transnational French genre film producer 引导全球主义:Canal+作为跨国法国类型电影制片人

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.18

Mary Harrod

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Translating “l’esprit Canal” into comedy screenplays: Canal+’s role in the development of French comedy film trends 将“灵魂运河”翻译成喜剧剧本:运河+在法国喜剧电影趋势发展中的作用

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.20

Isabelle Vanderschelden

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Le label “Création Originale” de Canal+: une stratégie de marque au service d’un renouvellement de la fiction sérielle française Canal+的“原创创作”标签:为法国系列小说的更新服务的品牌策略

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.21

H. Boudon, J. David, Virginie Sonet

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Canal+: from innovative newcomer to beleaguered brand Canal+:从创新新人到陷入困境的品牌

Contemporary French Civilization: Volume 46, Issue 3 Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.3828/cfc.2021.17

R. Kuhn

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