Abstract
The films of Agnes Jaoui, a French filmmaker and actress, take an ironic and incisive view of the contemporary French bourgeoisie. Under the guise of dramatic comedies, her films offer polyphonic narratives underlining the difficulties of human relationships, the hypocrisies and the paradoxes of Western societies, as well as constituting a reflection upon identity discourses in present-day France. Jaoui’s biography is also closely linked to music, which comes accross in her films; and music becomes a fundamental element in the plot and a crucial means of expression. This paper analyses all these building blocks and their relation to the reality of France in the following films: Le gout des autres (2000), Comme une image (2004), and Parlez-moi de la pluie (2008).
Highlights
The films of Agnès Jaoui, a French filmmaker and actress, take an ironic and incisive view of the contemporary French bourgeoisie
her films offer polyphonic narratives underlining the difficulties of human relationships
Jaoui's biography is also closely linked to music
Summary
Resumen: El cine de la directora y actriz francesa Agnès Jaoui hace un retrato de la burguesía contemporánea del contexto francés en un tono mordaz e irónico. La biografía de Jaoui presenta una estrecha relación con la música que se ve plasmada en sus películas, convirtiéndose en un factor fundamental de la trama y en un medio expresivo de primer orden en sus producciones. Este artículo aborda el estudio de todos estos elementos constructivos y su relación con la realidad francesa en los largometrajes Le goût des autres (Para todos los gustos, 2000), Comme une image (Como una imagen, 2004), y Parlez-moi de la pluie (Háblame de la lluvia, 2008). Palabras clave: Cine francés contemporáneo, identidad colectiva, música
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