BackNikita
(book in English)
- Type
- Studies
- Subject
- One Film > La Femme Nikita
- Luc Besson
- Publishing Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Collection
- French Film Guide
- Language
- English
Dimensions
- Physical desc.
- Paperback • 144 pages • 22 €
5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm) - ISBN
- 978-1-8451-1447-3
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Book Presentation:
"Nikita" (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. "Nikita" is a cult classic, directed by Luc Besson (with Thierry Arbogast as director of photography) in his hallmark powerful style. The film was an international hit, which spawned a TV series and a Hollywood remake. Susan Hayward develops here a fresh and provocative way of understanding "Nikita"'s plot structure as a neo-baroque symphony. She goes in depth into key sequences of the film, examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics, and looks at "The Assassin", the Hollywood remake of "Nikita". This is a wonderfully exciting book on an underrated film. It also shows that the woman placed at the centre of a film noir can', as Susan Hayward points out, 'for once win - or at least 'get away with it".
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