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After making an initial impact with his first film "Les 400 Coups", the French film director Francois Truffaut went on to make 23 films in 26 years. This appraisal of his work provides a socio-political contextualization, and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods.

Table of Contents

Preface
Les Mistons: an introduction
1. The Context: Cinema Saved my Life
2. A Career in Cinema
3. The Genre Films
4. Magic Mothers: The Sexual Politics of Truffaut’s Films
5. Where is the Father? Masculinity and Authorship
6. The Definitif and the Provisoire (The Absolute v. the Provisional)
Filmography
Bibliography

Francois Truffaut French Film Directors Series

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 7/2/1998 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719045547, 978-0719045547
    ISBN10: 0719045541
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    Film scripts and screenplays Filmmaking and production Individual film directors

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    After making an initial impact with his first film "Les 400 Coups", the French film director Francois Truffaut went on to make 23 films in 26 years. This appraisal of his work provides a socio-political contextualization, and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Les Mistons: an introduction
    1. The Context: Cinema Saved my Life
    2. A Career in Cinema
    3. The Genre Films
    4. Magic Mothers: The Sexual Politics of Truffaut’s Films
    5. Where is the Father? Masculinity and Authorship
    6. The Definitif and the Provisoire (The Absolute v. the Provisional)
    Filmography
    Bibliography

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