| Francois Truffaut Contributor(s): Holmes, Diana (Author), Ingram, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719045541 ISBN-13: 9780719045547 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: Truffaut shot to fame in 1959 with his first film "Les 400 Coups," a semi-autobiographical narrative shot in the low-budget neo-realist style of the emerging "Nouvelle Vague," He went on to make twenty-three films in twenty-six years, films which have entertained, provoked debate and caused controversy. This fresh appraisal of his work provides a useful socio-political contextualization and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods, shedding new light on key aspects such as sexual politics, the construction of masculinity, the exploitation of genre and the tension throughout the films between the "absolute" and the "provisional." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Individual Director |
| Dewey: 791.43 |
| Series: French Film Directors |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.02" W x 7.86" (0.51 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First in a series designed to situate and explain the films of French directors. A concise, accessible and original reading of Truffaut's films. A timely evaluation of the films of a popular director whose work features on most A-level French syllabuses and on the majority of University French Studies programmes both in the UK and the USA . |