Deirdre Gilfedder is a professor of English and Australian Studies at the University of Paris-Dauphine. She has published on literature, film, and Australian social issues but even also a bit of French history.
“Hovering between treason and tribute . . .” Stephen Frears’ film The Queen starts with this quote from Henry V which announces that a whole Shakespearean drama is about to[…]
Bring us the head of Sofia Coppola, ‘k? Of all cinema publics, France holds the reputation for the most cinephiles, for being the home of the invention of the “auteur.”[…]