| A History of the French New Wave Cinema Contributor(s): Neupert, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299217043 ISBN-13: 9780299217044 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: The French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. "A History of the French New Wave Cinema" offers a fresh look at the social, economic, and aesthetic mechanisms that shaped French film in the 1950s, as well as detailed studies of the most important New Wave movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Richard Neupert first tracks the precursors to New Wave cinema, showing how they provided blueprints for those who would follow. He then demonstrates that it was a core group of critics-turned-directors from the magazine Cahiers du Cine ma-- especially Franc ois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Jean-Luc Godard-- who really revealed that filmmaking was changing forever. Later, their cohorts Eric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Pierre Kast continued in their own unique ways to expand the range and depth of the New Wave. In an exciting new chapter, Neupert explores the subgroup of French film practice known as the Left Bank Group, which included directors such as Alain Resnais and Agne s Varda. With the addition of this new material and an updated conclusion, Neupert presents a comprehensive review of the stunning variety of movies to come out of this important era in filmmaking. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2008357414 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.04" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |