A companion to François Truffaut / edited by Dudley Andrew and Anne Gillain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrew, Dudley, 1945-

Gillain, Anne.

Series:

Wiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors

Wiley-Blackwell companions to film directors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truffaut, François--Criticism and interpretation.

Truffaut, François.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (641 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 34 essays of this collection by leading international scholars reassess Truffaut's impact on cinema as they locate the unique quality of his thematic obsessions and his remarkable narrative techniques. Almost 30 years after his death, we are presented with strikingly original perspectives on his background, influences, and importance.Bridges a gap in film scholarship with a series of 34 original essays by leading film scholars that assess the lasting impact of Truffaut's work Provides striking new readings of individual films, and new perspectives on Truffaut's background, i

Contents:

pt. I. La Planète Truffaut

pt. II. Style and sensibility

pt. III. The making of a filmmaker

pt. IV. Truffaut and his time

pt. V. Films.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

1-78539-402-9

1-118-32153-7

1-118-32159-6

1-118-32130-8

1-299-15940-0

OCLC:

840926827