Fusion And Development Of Contemporary French Film

For more than half of the21st century, the style and genre of world film have beencontrolled by French film. Under the protection of cultural exception policy, nationalfilm aid system and import quotas for Hollywood film, French film has kept a steadydevelopment since the1950s.Although the deveopment mode of French film still can not compete with that ofHollywood at present, the successful combination of author film and genre film inFrench film helps French film to keep developing under the great impact on global filmmarket by Hollywood mode, with masterpieces presented occasionally. ContemporaryFrench film, with the similar operation mode to Hollywood film, developes to arelatively independant national film in its own humanistic environment. Especially thesuccess of Luc Besson’s movie mode consolidates the status of contemporary Frenchfilm.Under the influence of new wave and many theories and trends in pursuit of thenature of film art, most French film creators consistently prefer the author film, withoutconsidering the interest of audience and the mass market necessary for cultivate filmdevelopment. Therefore, the target audience of French film is of geat limit before the1990s, meanwhile, the rapid rise of Hollywood film, with strong entrance into France,has great impact on the type of French film and causes the French filmmakers andintellectuals’ attention and reflection. It gradually appears a tendency of the changefrom author film to genre film, genre film begins to develop in France and then riseagain,This paper reviews the formation of French film and the change of French filmunder the influence and impact of Hollywood film. It also analyzes the reasons forsuccessful fusion and development of contemporary French film with Hollywood mode.Now confronted with Hollywood cultural hegemony and globalization, many countriesare seeking for a way out, the successful achievements of Luc Besson is the mostprominent among the contemporary French film mode. This new mode has a newtheoretical basis and guidance for the overall development of cultural industry, and alsoprovides a realistic basis and a new model for the contemporary Chinese film andcultural sovereignty to face the challenges of Hollywood.