Contemporary French cinema: An introduction Paperback - 1996
by Guy Austin
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This introductory text analyzes 25 years of popular French film including recent developments in all genres. Reflecting French cinema's diversity since the new Wave, chapters include the Heritage film; thrillers; war movies; Cinema-du-Look; representations of sexuality; women film-makers; and others. Each chapter introduces the public reception and critical debates surrounding a given genre, interwoven with detailed accounts of individual films from Les Valseuses to Les Visiteurs and Delicatessen. Those looking at French film for the first time should have the opportunity to read at length about the internationally renowned work of Cinema-du-Look directors Luc Besson, Jean-Jacques Beineix and Leos Carax, as well as recent blockbusters of the Heritage genre from Cyrano de Bergerac and Jean de Florette to Germinal and La Reine Margot. The book includes a glossary and detailed filmography.
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This introductory text analyzes 25 years of popular French film including recent developments in all genres. Reflecting French cinema's diversity since the new Wave, chapters include the Heritage film; thrillers; war movies; Cinema-du-Look; representations of sexuality; women film-makers; and others. Each chapter introduces the public reception and critical debates surrounding a given genre, interwoven with detailed accounts of individual films from "Les Valseuses" to "Les Visiteurs" and "Delicatessen". Those looking at French film for the first time should have the opportunity to read at length about the internationally renowned work of Cinema-du-Look directors Luc Besson, Jean-Jacques Beineix and Leos Carax, as well as recent blockbusters of the Heritage genre from "Cyrano de Bergerac" and "Jean de Florette" to "Germinal" and "La Reine Margot". The book includes a glossary and detailed filmography.
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- Title Contemporary French cinema: An introduction
- Author Guy Austin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Manchester University Press, Manchester
- Date 1996-09-12
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780719046117 / 0719046114
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.14 x 0.52 in (23.42 x 15.60 x 1.32 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Motion pictures - France - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95043366
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.430
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