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: | eBook |
| 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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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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: | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048537037 9048537037 |