Space and being in contemporary French cinema /
This book brings together for the first time five French directors who have established themselves as among the most exciting and significant working today, including Bruno Dumont, Robert Guédiguian, Laurent Cantet, Abdellatif Kechiche and Claire Denis. Whatever their chosen habitats or shifting ter...
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| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press ;
2013.
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| Summary: | This book brings together for the first time five French directors who have established themselves as among the most exciting and significant working today, including Bruno Dumont, Robert Guédiguian, Laurent Cantet, Abdellatif Kechiche and Claire Denis. Whatever their chosen habitats or shifting terrains, each of these highly distinctive auteurs has developed unique strategies of representation and framing that reflect a profound investment in the geophysical world. The book proposes that we think about cinematographic space in its many different forms simultaneously (screenspace, landscape, narrative space, soundscape, spectatorial space). Through a series of close and original readings of selected films, it posits a new 'space of the cinematic subject.' Accessible and wide-ranging, this volume opens up new areas of critical enquiry in the expanding interdisciplinary field of space studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780719084324 0719084326 |