| Leos Carax Contributor(s): Daly, Fergus (Author), Dowd, Garin (Author), Holmes, Diana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719063159 ISBN-13: 9780719063152 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: "Leos Carax" is the first book in any language to study the films of this "enfant terrible" of contemporary French cinema. Paris, pop music, "flanerie" and "amour fou," "mannerist" and "neo-baroque" aesthetics, the Nouvelle Vague and contemporary "naturalist" cinema--these key ingredients of the worlds of Carax's four films (including "Les Amants du Pont Neuf" and "Pola X") are examined here. The authors draw on a variety of intellectual sources, from Deleuze's philosophy and "Cahiers"-based film criticism to the theory of art and literary monographs in order to disentangle the complex web of biographical mythology, formal and intellectual cinematic concerns, flamboyant imagery and intertextual references woven by Carax and his films in the last two decades of the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Individual Director |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2003061566 |
| Series: French Film Directors |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.06" W x 8.04" (0.49 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book in any language to study the films of this enfant terrible of contemporary French cinema, best known for his film Les Amants du Pont Neuf. Examines key ingredients in the worlds of Carax's films - Paris, pop music, 'flānerie' and 'amour fou', 'mannerist' and 'neo-baroque' aesthetics, the Nouvelle Vague and contemporary 'naturalist' cinema - making the book a good primer of contemporary French film and culture. Draws on a variety of intellectual sources, such as the philosophy of Deleuze, film criticism, theory of art, and literary monographs. Argues that the recent history of maverick mannerist and baroque auteurs, from Ruiz & Rivette to Garrel and Techine, and their explorations of the 'powers of the false' are key to Carax's cinema. Examines Carax's contribution to the strand of cinema which is focused on chance and destiny, from Wong Kar-Wai and David Lynch to films such as Serendipity and Sliding doors. |