| Luc Besson Contributor(s): Hayward, Susan (Author), Holmes, Diana (Editor), Ingram, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719050766 ISBN-13: 9780719050763 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: One of the hottest international properties to come out of the new wave of French filmmakers in the 1980s, Luc Besson is a director with a simple mission and a dazzling visual style. One of the most respected names in French film studies, Susan Hayward, sketches Besson's filmmaking career and processes to date, placing the films within their socio-historical and political contexts. She investigates the interface between technology and the body, along with the environments in which the violent interactions between the two get played out. The absence of family and the demise of community are also explored with theoretical sophistication. Besson's films represent the conflicts and tensions of a post-modern age and are perceived as signs of their time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Individual Director |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 99234909 |
| Series: French Film Directors |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.11" W x 7.79" (0.45 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely taught on Film Studies courses and in French Cultural Studies programmesLuc Besson is a popular and respected filmmaker who has achieved international fameA welcome addition to the French Film Directors series. |