Jacques Rivette / Mary M. Wiles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiles, Mary M.

Series:

Contemporary film directors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivette, Jacques, 1928-2016--Criticism and interpretation.

Rivette, Jacques.

Rivette, Jacques, 1928-2016.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]

Summary:

As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets. His films, including "Paris nous appartient", "Out 1: Noli me tangere", "Celine et Julie vont en bateau - Phantom Ladies Over Paris", "La belle noiseuse", "Secret defense", and "Va savoir" are extraordinary combinations of intellectual depth, playfulness, and sensuous beauty. In this study of Rivette, Mary M. Wiles provides a thorough account of the director's career from the burgeoning French New Wave to the present day, focusing onthe theatricality of Rivette's films and his explorations of the relationship between cinema and fine arts such as painting, literature, music, and dance.

Contents:

Moving Backstage: The Films of Jacques Rivette 1

The Apprentice Years: Aux quatre coins, Le quadrille, Le divertissement, and Le coup du berger 1

From Shakespeare to Sartre: Paris nous appartient 8

From the Literary Text to the Tableau: La religieuse, Hurlevent, La belle noiseuse, and La belle noiseuse: Divertimento 22

A Revolution in Realism, Reflexivity, and Oneiric Reverie: Jean Renoir le patron, L'amour fou, Out 1: Noli me tangere, and Out 1: Spectre 41

Sounding Out the Operatic Les files du feu (Duelle and Noroît), Merry-Go-Round, and Le Pont du Nord 61

Reenvisioning Genres: Haut has fragile, Jeanne la pucelle, Secret defense, and Va savoir 77

An Occult Theatricality: Céline et Julie vont en bateau- Phantom Ladies Over Paris, L'amour par terre, La bande des quatre, Histoire de Marie et Julien 98

Returning, Departing: Ne touchez pas la hache and 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup 127

An Interview with Jacques Rivette 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

9780252078347

0252078349

9780252036651

0252036654

OCLC:

739646347