Top secret: cinéma et espionnage [Paris]

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Alexandra Midal, <em>Top secret : Cinéma et espionnage</em>, Flammarion, Paris, 288p.

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In situ exhibition dedicated to the link between cinema and espionage, a historical, geographical, artistic and political topic.
It highlighted films, actors and actresses who have played the part of a spy.
Composed of authentic objects, it presented film excerpts, photographs, costumes, sketches and models for scenery but also gadgets and other electronic devices.
The aim was to show how espionage constantly reinvents itself, whilst exploring the different mediums in which it has been deployed and accompanying a historical approach to exploring propaganda film.
“Because recording the real reveals itself to be a necessary art for the secret agent, the recording techniques of film are found at the heart of espionage practice. Cinema and espionage therefore share the art and the technique of producing sounds and pictures which are then arranged to shape a story.” (Exhibition press kit, 2022). The aim was also to deconstruct certain stereotypes, namely that of the sexist representation of female spies.
This exhibition was organised around five main approaches: Espionage and Film: a Technical History; Female Illegal Immigrants from the Great Wars (1914-2015); Heroes from the Two Blocs (1945-1989); Terror and Terrorism (1975-2020); The Citizen-Spy.
Exhibition sponsored by Netflix, the Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma, TF1, in partnership with BNP Paribas, the CNES and Gaumont.

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