The French Review is the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of French and has the largest circulation of any scholarly journal of French studies in the world at about 10,300. The Review publishes articles and reviews in English and French on French and francophone literature, cinema, society and culture, linguistics, technology six times a year. The May issue is always a special issue devoted to topics like Paris, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Québec, Francophone cinema, Belgium, Francophonie in the United States, pedagogy, etc. Every issue includes a column by Colette Dio entitled “La Vie des mots,” an exploration of new developments in the French language. Jean DeCock review the Cannes Film Festival yearly, and there are occasional reviews of the Women’s Film Festival held in Créteil and the Seattle Film Festival. Michael Brophy, William, Edward Baron Turk, and James McNab review the year’s work in poetry, the novel, theater (including the Avignon Theater Festival), and society.

Manuscript and editorial communications for the French Review should be addressed to the Editor Christopher P. Pinet, Dept. of Modern Lang. & Lit., Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59715. Books for the review should be addressed to the appropriate Review Editor.

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