| Refocus: The Films of Francis Veber Contributor(s): Corson, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474429491 ISBN-13: 9781474429498 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Individual Director - Performing Arts | Film - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.56 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping the cinematic identity of France over the past forty years, yet in many ways his chosen genre of comedy has relegated his work to the margins of Film Studies. Using an auterist lens to challenge the notions of taste, genre and aesthetics that are commonly used to form the cinematic canon, this book explores the twelve films Veber directed between 1976 and 2008. These include Le Jouet (1976), Les fugitifs (1986) and L'emmerdeur (2008). Considering also Veber's extensive work as a playwright, theatre director and screenwriter - as well as the numerous remakes and adaptations of his films in Hollywood - author Keith Corson focuses on issues of class, labour and politics to examine the ways in which Veber embeds serious social critiques in his mainstream films. |
