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A Companion to Jean Renoir
Contributor(s): Phillips, Alastair (Editor), Vincendeau, Ginette (Editor)
ISBN: 1444338536     ISBN-13: 9781444338539
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $187.10  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Dewey: 791.430
LCCN: 2012042929
Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.8" (2.82 lbs) 640 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Fran ois Truffaut called him, simply, 'the best'. Jean Renoir is a towering figure in world cinema and fully justifies this monumental survey that includes contributions from leading international film scholars and comprehensively analyzes Renoir's life and career from numerous critical perspectives.

  • New and original research by the world's leading English and French language Renoir scholars explores stylistic, cultural and ideological aspects of Renoir's films as well as key biographical periods
  • Thematic structure admits a range of critical methodologies, from textual analysis to archival research, cultural studies, gender-based and philosophical approaches
  • Features detailed analysis of Renoir's essential works
  • Provides an international perspective on this key auteur's enduring significance in world film history