The cinema of France / edited by Phil Powrie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Powrie, Phil.

Series:

24 frames

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--France.

Motion pictures.

France.

Motion pictures--France--History.

History.

Motion pictures, French.

Physical Description:

xv, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Wallflower, 2006.

Summary:

An in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, "The Cinema of France" contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The book features works from the silent period and poetic realism, through the stylistic developments of the New Wave, and up to more contemporary challenging films, from directors such as Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Marcel Carni, Frangois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agnhs Varda and Luc Besson. Set in chronological order, "The Cinema of France" provides an illuminating history of this essential national cinema and includes in-depth studies of films such as "Un Chien Andalou" (1929), "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" (1953), "Le Samourao" (1967), "Shoah" (1985), "Jean de Florette" (1986), "Les Visiteurs" (1993) and "La Haine" (1995).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.

Includes filmography: pages 255-262.

ISBN:

1904764479

1904764460

OCLC:

58454213

Publisher Number:

9781904764472