Negotiating the auteur : Dominique Cabrera, Noémie Lvovsky, Laetitia Masson and Marion Vernoux /
This book provides the first detailed analysis of the work of four important contemporary directors whose work falls between the reductive labels of 'auteur cinema' and 'popular cinema'. Their work is contextualised within this timely investigation into the shifting relationship...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | French film directors.
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| Summary: | This book provides the first detailed analysis of the work of four important contemporary directors whose work falls between the reductive labels of 'auteur cinema' and 'popular cinema'. Their work is contextualised within this timely investigation into the shifting relationship between the privileged status of the auteur and questions of genre, gender and cinematic production in France today. This important contribution to understanding the shifting landscapes of contemporary French film identifies an essential intermediacy in the films of these directors, which works to undo a series of dominant oppositions, generic template and contestation, public collectivity and personal intimacy, to offer a new perspective on the location of the political in contemporary French cinema. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmographies (pages [194]-207). |
| ISBN: | 9780719072185 0719072182 |