| Robert Bresson UK Edition Contributor(s): Reader, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719053668 ISBN-13: 9780719053665 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Robert Bresson, one of the most respected and acclaimed directors in the history of cinema. Bresson's unique use of "models" (he refuses the term "actors"), his sparse and elliptical editing style, his rejection of conventional psychological realism make his work all but unique and instantly recognizable. This is the first monograph on his work to appear in English for many years, and deals with his thirteen feature-length films and his short treatise "Notes on Cinematography." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Individual Director |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 99054911 |
| Series: French Film Directors |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.40 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Robert Bresson, one of the most respected and acclaimed directors in the history of cinema. The first monograph on his work to appear in English for many years dealing not only with his thirteen feature-length films but also his little-seen early short Affaires publiques and his short treatise Notes on cinematography. The films are considered in chronological order, using a perspective that draws variously on spectator theory, Catholic mysticism, gender theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis. The major critical responses to his work, from the adulatory to the dismissive, are summarized and analyzed. The work includes a full filmography and a critical bibliography. |
