New waves in cinema / Sean Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Sean, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New wave films--History and criticism.

New wave films.

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Harpenden : Kamera Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The term 'New Wave' conjures up images of Paris in the early 1960s: Jean Seberg and Jean Paul Belmondo, the young Jean-Pierre Leaud, the three protagonists of Jules and Jim capering across a bridge, all from the films of French filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.The impact of the French New Wave continues to be felt, and its ethos of shooting in real places, with non-professional actors and small crews would influence filmmakers as diverse as John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese to Lars von Trier's Dogme 95 movement, all of whom sought to challenge the dominance of

Contents:

Cover; About the Book; About the Author; Title; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction: Old Guards, New Waves; 1. Pioneers; 2. Against a Certain Tendency: The French New Wave; 3. Everything is Capsizing: 60s Italian Cinema; 4. The Significance of the Everyday: The British New Wave; 5. Sick and Tired of Bad Films: The Czech New Wave; 6. In the Shadow of Dubious Theories: The Other Europe; 7. Cinemas of Truths: New Waves in Documentary; 8. Films the Colour of Blood: The New Hollywood; 9. New Forms of Freedom: The New German Cinema; Epilogue: Dogme, Digital and the Death of New Waves

Suggestions for Further ViewingSelect Bibliography; Plates; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781842434475

1842434470

9781842434468

1842434462

OCLC:

852756410