Nouvelles femmes : modern women of the French new wave and their enduring contribution to cinema /

"Celebrate the iconic female actors and filmmakers of the French New Wave with a compelling examination of their role as a vital part of cinema history, as well as their influence on attitudes and style in film and in society that endures to this day.Admired by cinephiles worldwide, women of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knudson, Ericka
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Chronicle Chroma, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Avant la vague = before the wave
  • Brigitte Bardot, la femme naturelle = the natural woman
  • Jeanne Moreau, la femme passionnée = the passionate woman
  • Emmanuelle Riva, la femme mûre = the mature woman
  • Anna Karina, la femme du portraitovale = the woman in the oval portrait
  • Anouk Aimée, la prostituée romantique = the romantic prostitute
  • Macha Méril, la femme censurée = the censored woman
  • Jean Seberg, l'Américaine à Paris = the American in Paris
  • Françoise Dorléac, la femme réelle = the real woman
  • Haydée Politpff, la blason moderne = the modern blazon
  • Françoise Fabian, la femme libérée = the liberated woman
  • Delphine Seyrig, la femme évolution = the evolving woman
  • Agnès Varda, la réalisatrice = the director
  • Nouvelles femmes, nouvelles voix = new women, new voices
  • Conclusion, looking back, moving forward.