French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present - Softcover

Rémi Fournier Lanzoni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826416004 ISBN 13: 9780826416001

Publisher: Continuum, 2005

Synopsis

To a large extent, the story of French filmmaking is the story of moviemaking. From the earliest flickering images of the late nineteenth century through the silent era, Surrealist influence, the Nazi Occupation, the glories of the New Wave, and the present, Rémi Lanzoni examines a considerable number of the world's most beloved films. In French Cinema, he focuses his lens on outstanding examples from each era to give the cineaste in each of us new insight into our own favorites. Directors such as Robert Bresson, Marcel Carné, Claude Chabrol, René Clair, Jean Cocteau, Abel Gance, Louis Malle, Jean Renoir, Eric Rohmer, Jacques Tati, and François Truffaut are covered in depth, as are stars such as Arletty, Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Maurice Chevalier, Catherine Deneuve, Max Linder, Jean Marais, Yves Montand, Jeanne Moreau, and Simone Signoret. French Cinema is enhanced by over 100 film stills as well as rare, archival photographs of the personalities who created and informed this superb national tradition.

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Review:

Covering material ranging from the Lumieres to Pitof's Vidocq (2001), 'the first all-digital feature film,' this crammed survey provides an excellent introduction to a hardy national cinema-and to film in general.... This engaging, readable book provides all one needs to know about French film. Essential. --Choice

Synopsis:

To a large extent the story of French filmmaking is the story of moviemaking. From the earliest images through the silent era, Surrealist influence, the Nazi Occupation, New Wave and presently, Lanzonu examines a considerable number fo the world's most beloved films from each era, providing insight into our favourite films.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0826416004
• ISBN 13: 9780826416001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496