Eric Rohmer's film theory (1948-1953) : from 'école Scherer' to 'politique des auteurs' /
In the 1950s, a group of critics writing for 'Cahiers du Cinéma' launched one of the most successful and influential trends in the history of film criticism, auteur theory. Though these days it is frequently usually viewed as limited and a bit old-fashioned, a closer inspection of the hund...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Film theory in media history.
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| Summary: | In the 1950s, a group of critics writing for 'Cahiers du Cinéma' launched one of the most successful and influential trends in the history of film criticism, auteur theory. Though these days it is frequently usually viewed as limited and a bit old-fashioned, a closer inspection of the hundreds of little-read articles by these critics reveals that the movement rested upon a much more layered and intriguing aesthetics of cinema. This book is a first step toward a serious reassessment of the mostly unspoken theoretical and aesthetic premises underlying auteur theory, built around a reconstruction of Eric Rohmer's early but decisive leadership of the group, whereby he laid down the foundations for the eventual emergence of their full-fledged auteurism. |
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| Physical Description: | 301 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789462985803 9462985804 |