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Even in in this multimedia era, in whichthe information is easily accessible bycommunication means more or lessreliable remain ignorant of trueFrench culture.Like all

stereotypes, theseparticular facetsof French life doexist to someextent (otherwisethey never wouldhave becomestereotypes), buthave been blownout of proportion.Media especiallyHollywood movieshave taken anegative attitude

Stereotypes start to be problematic when we take for a general truth a caricature whose basic function is not to establish the true picture of a social group but its most common shortcut... as is the case with the perception of French people

Stereotypes are perfect to tell a story: hence its huge use in films.

For the narrator, thestereotypes attachedto a group of peoplecomplete theirportrait without theneed to him to givemore explanations inhis story

Toward the viewer,stereotypes helpsunderstand "who'swho" among thecharacters thatappear on the

Achieve a dualeconomy: An economy ofdiscourse, for directorand an economicunderstanding of hisspeech, for the viewer

Did you sayStereotypes??French

are...coward French appearance

French…are not clean

French… are snob

Broadcast media such as film and television have a strong power of suggestion as they tend to maintain the illusion that they represent "reality"Shaping hostile stereotypes, cinema can help maintain or develop the rejection of a social group by another.

Although it is common to hear about a "realistic" film or story, it is important to keep in mind that that work is inevitably a subjective shot.