Table Of ContentNotes on Contributors Introduction, by Phil Powrie 1. Napoléon, by Maureen Turim 2. Un Chien Andalou / An Andalusian Dog, by Ramona Fotiade 3. Le Crime de Monsieur Lange / The Crime of Monsieur Lange Alan Williams 4. La Règle du Jeu / The Rules of the Game, by Martin O'Shaughnessy 5. Les Enfants du Paradis / Children of Paradise, by Ben McCann 6. Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot / Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, by Jean-Louis Pautrot 7. Du Rififi Chez les Hommes / Rififi, by Graeme Hayes 8. Les 400 Coups / The Four Hundred Blows, by Jeff Kline 9. A Bout de Souffle / Breathless, by Douglas Morrey 10. L'annee Derniere a Marienbad / Last Year in Marienbad Laura Rascaroli 11. Cléo de 5 à 7 / Cleo from 5 to 7 Florence Martin 12. Le Samouraï / The Samurai, by Tim Palmer 13. La Maman et la Putain / The Mother and the whore Martine Pierquin 14. Les Valseuses / Going Places Pierre Sorlin 15. Diva, by Will Higbee 16. Shoah, by Kathryn Robson 17. Trois Hommes et un Couffin / Three Men and a cradle Brigitte Humbert 18. Jean de Florette, by Russell Cousins 19. Nikita, by Phil Powrie 20. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf / The Lovers of Pont-Neuf, by Wendy Everett 21. Les Visiteurs / The Visitors, by Isabelle Vanderschelden 22. La Reine Margot / Queen Margot Alison Smith 23. La Haine / Hate, by Dayna Oscherwitz 24. Y Aura-t-Il de la Neige a Noël / Will It Snow for Christmas?, by Martine Beugnet Filmography Bibliography Index
SynopsisAn in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, The Cinema of France contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The book features works from the silent period and poetic realism, through the stylistic developments of the New Wave, and up to more contemporary challenging films, from directors such as Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Marcel Carn , Fran ois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agn s Varda and Luc Besson. Set in chronological order, The Cinema of France provides an illuminating history of this essential national cinema and includes in-depth studies of films such as Un Chien Andalou (1929), Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Le Samoura (1967), Shoah (1985), Jean de Florette (1986), Les Visiteurs (1993) and La Haine (1995)., An in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, The Cinema of France contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The book features works from the silent period and poetic realism, through the stylistic developments of the New Wave, and up to more contemporary challenging films, from directors such as Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Marcel Carné, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda and Luc Besson. Set in chronological order, The Cinema of France provides an illuminating history of this essential national cinema and includes in-depth studies of films such as Un Chien Andalou (1929), Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Le Samouraï (1967), Shoah (1985), Jean de Florette (1986), Les Visiteurs (1993) and La Haine (1995)., An in-depth look at some of the best and most influential French films of all time, "The Cinema of France" contains 24 essays, each on an individual film. The book features works from the silent period and poetic realism, through the stylistic developments of the New Wave, and up to more contemporary challenging films, from directors such as Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Marcel Carn, Franois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agns Varda and Luc Besson. Set in chronological order, "The Cinema of France" provides an illuminating history of this essential national cinema and includes in-depth studies of films such as "Un Chien Andalou" (1929), "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" (1953), "Le Samoura" (1967), "Shoah" (1985), "Jean de Florette" (1986), "Les Visiteurs" (1993) and "La Haine" (1995).