frfilmtv1-6, Exercise 1: Two tracks

Model answer:

One track is the art-house tradition of poetic realism, the New Wave and festival films, admired abroad and written about by critics. The other is the popular tradition, mostly comedy, which fills cinemas at home and often travels badly. The audiences for a Cannes prize-winner and for the year's biggest comedy are often quite different.

They are less separate than they look because a film industry supported by the state depends on films that earn money. The popular comedies pay the bills, and in some cases the levy on tickets that supports the CNC pays for the art films.