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Jean Vigo / Michael Temple.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.V55 T46 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Temple, Michael, 1963-
- Series:
- French film directors
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vigo, Jean, 1905-1934--Criticism and interpretation.
- Vigo, Jean.
- Vigo, Jean, 1905-1934.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2005.
- Summary:
- Jean Vigo is one of the legendary figures of world cinema. Despite his tragic death at the age of twenty-nine, the artistic vitality and political commitment of L'Atalante and Zero de conduite still have the power to inspire young audiences today with a profound love of cinema.
- In this highly readable and passionate study, Michael Temple explores the paradox of Vigo's extraordinary legacy: what is it about this young artist's intense career that has had such a long-lasting impact on film culture, not just in France, but for generations of filmmakers, critics and cinemagoers around the world?
- The book starts by telling the dramatic story of Vigo's childhood in the anarchist circles of early twentieth-century France: the violent death of his father, the clandestine exile of his teenage years and the discovery of cinema as a vocation for life.
- Finally, Temple examines the influence of Vigo's life and work on film criticism and theory in the post-war years, as well as his impact on filmmakers such as Francois Truffaut, Lindsay Anderson and Jean-Luc Godard.
- The book is written in an accessible and informative style, making it essential reading for students, teachers, film enthusiasts, researchers - indeed for anyone interested in cinemaas a living art form.
- Contents:
- 1 The cinema incarnate 1
- 2 On the subject of documentary 12
- 3 The personal and the political 44
- 4 An unknown masterpiece 91
- 5 Visions of Vigo 135.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [172]-174) and index.
- Includes filmography.
- ISBN:
- 0719056322
- OCLC:
- 61176634
- Publisher Number:
- 9780719056321 (hbk.)
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