French cinema : a very short introduction / Dudley Andrew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrew, Dudley, 1945- author.

Series:

Very short introductions

Very short introductions ; 742

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--France--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--France--History.

Motion picture industry.

France.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

0It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War I, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. The French invented the 'auteur' and the 'ciné-club'; they incubated criticism from the 1920s to our own day that is unrivalled; and they boast more film journals, fan magazines, TV shows, and festivals devoted to film than anywhere else. This 'Very Short Introduction' opens up French cinema through focusing on some of its most notable works, using the lens of the New Wave decade (1958-1968) that changed cinema worldwide.

Contents:

From France: a new invention, industry, and art

Les Glorieuses années trentes

The Occupation

Postwar renewal and retrenchment

Cahiers du Cinéma rewrites French cinema

The New Wave and the politics of the sixties

Adrift after 1968

Looking at and beyond “le cinéma du look”

Standing up and standing out in the global arena

A legacy, disputed and renewed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed April 30, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Andrew, Dudley. French cinema.

ISBN:

9780191788055

0191788058

OCLC:

1396768250

Access Restriction:

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