| André Téchiné Contributor(s): Marshall, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719058317 ISBN-13: 9780719058318 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: This is the first full-length monograph in English about one of France ' s most important contemporary filmmakers, perhaps best known in the English-speaking world for his award-winning Les Roseaux sauvages/Wild Reeds of 1994. This study locates Andr e T e chin e within historical and cultural contexts that include the Algerian War, May 1968 and contemporary globalization, and the influence of Roland Barthes, Bertolt Brecht, Ingmar Bergman, William Faulkner, and the cinematic French New Wave. The originality of T e chin e ' s sixteen feature films lies in his subtle exploration of sexuality and national identity, as he challenges expectations in his depictions of gay relations, the North African dimensions of contemporary French culture, and the center-periphery relationship between Paris and especially his native southwest. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Individual Director |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: French Film Directors (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.42" W x 7.89" (0.67 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Sex & Gender - Gay - Sex & Gender - Lesbian |