French cinema. Volume 1, 1929-1939 : a critical filmography / Colin Crisp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crisp, C. G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--France--Catalogs.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, [Indiana] ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This invaluable resource by one of the world's leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society. Each filmography includes 101 films listed chronologically (Volume 1: 1929-1939 and Volume 2: 1940-1958) and provides accessible points of entry into the remarkable world of 20th-century French cinema. All entries contain a list of cast members and characters, production details, an overview of the film's cultural and historical significance, and a critical summary of the film's plot and narrative structure

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The French Cinema in the 1930's; PART I. The Introduction of Sound; 1930; 1. Prix de beauté (released 25 April); 2. Sous les toits de Paris (2 May); 3. L'Âge d'or (2 October); 4. Le Chemin du paradis (10 October); 5. Le Roi des resquilleurs (14 November); 6. La Petite Lise (4 December); 1931; 7. L'Opéra de quat'sous (19 February); 8. David Golder (6 March); 9. Le Million (3 April); 10. Marius (7 October); 11. La Chienne (20 November); 12. À nous la liberté (18 December); 1932; 13. Le Sang d'un poète (20 January)

14. Les 5 Gentlemen maudits (10 February)15. Croix de bois (17 March); 16. L'Atlantide (8 June); 17. Les Gaietés de l'escadron (16 September); 18. Vampyr (23 September); 19. Poil de carotte (4 November); 20. Boudu sauvé des eaux (11 November); 21. L'Affaire est dans le sac (25 November); PART II. The Great Depression; 1933; 22. Quatorze juillet (13 January); 23. L'Homme à l'Hispano (24 March); 24. Théodore et Cie (7 April); 25. Zéro de conduite (7 April); 26. La Maternelle (1 September); 27. Cette vieille canaille (3 November); 1934; 28. La Rue sans nom (26 January)

29. La Croisière jaune (18 March)30. Ces messieurs de la Santé (23 March); 31. Le Grand Jeu (27 April); 32. L'Atalante (14 September); 33. Si j'étais le patron (1 October); 34. Angèle (26 October); 35. L'Hôtel du Libre Échange (9 November); 1935; 36. Pension Mimosas (18 January); 37. Le Bonheur (8 February); 38. Toni (22 February); 39. Justin de Marseille (5 April); 40. Quelle drôle de gosse (17 May); 41. Crime et châtiment (17 May); 42. La Bandera (20 September); 43. Princesse Tam-Tam (18 October); 44. L'Équipage (25 October); 45. La Kermesse héroïque (1 December)

PART III. The Rise of Poetic Realism 1936; 46. Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (24 January); 47. Razumov or Sous les yeux d'Occident (20 March); 48. La Terre qui meurt (24 April); 49. La Vie est à nous (12 November 1969); 50. L'Appel du silence (1 May 1936); 51. La Belle Équipe (15 September); 52. Jenny (16 September); 53. Le Roman d'un tricheur (18 September); 54. César (13 November); 55. Une partie de campagne (8 May 1946); 1937; 56. Pépé le Moko (28 January); 57. Messieurs les Ronds-de-Cuir (4 February); 58. L'Homme de nulle part (19 February)

59. Marthe Richard au service de la France (16 April)60. La Grande Illusion (4 June); 61. Sarati le terrible (29 July); 62. Un carnet de bal (9 September); 63. Gribouille (10 September); 64. Gueule d'amour (16 September); 65. La Dame de Malacca (9 October); 66. Drôle de drame (20 October); 67. Regain (28 October); 68. Désiré (3 December); 69. Abus de confiance (3 December); 70. Naples au baiser de feu (17 December); 71. L'Alibi (22 December); 1938; 72. Mollenard (26 January); 73. La Marseillaise (9 February); 74. Prison sans barreaux (17 February) and Prisons de femmes (13 October)

75. La Tragédie impériale (30 March)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253017031

0253017033

OCLC:

911179668