BackFrench Cinema
A Critical Filmography - vol.2, 1940-1958 (book in English)
by Colin Crisp
- Type
- Films Reviews
- Subject
- Countries > France
- French cinema, 1940s, 1950s
- Publishing Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Collection
- (no collection)
- Language
- English
Relative size
- Physical desc.
- Paperback • 348 pages • 34 €
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm) - ISBN
- 978-0-253-01695-9
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Book Presentation:
This invaluable resource by one of the world's leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society. Each filmography includes 101 films listed chronologically (Volume 1: 1929-1939 and Volume 2: 1940-1958) and provides accessible points of entry into the remarkable world of 20th-century French cinema. All entries contain a list of cast members and characters, production details, an overview of the film's cultural and historical significance, and a critical summary of the film's plot and narrative structure. Each volume includes an appendix listing rewards earned and an extensive reference list for further reading and research. A third volume, covering the period 1958-1974, is forthcoming.
About the Author:
Colin Crisp is a leading scholar in French film history and author of The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960 (IUP, 1993) and Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939 (IUP, 2002).
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