{"product_id":"jacques-audiard-9781526133007","title":"Jacques Audiard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFragile yet powerful, macho yet transgressive, Jacques Audiard’s films portray disabled, marginalised or otherwise non-normative bodies in constant states of crisis and transformation. \u003ci\u003eJacques Audiard\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book on the cinema of one of the most important French directors working today. It studies his screenwriting background, his collaborative practices and his use of genre motifs alongside his reputation as a celebrated French \u003ci\u003eauteur\u003c\/i\u003e. Using the motif of border-crossing – both physical and symbolic – the book explores how Audiard’s films construct and transcend boundaries of many forms. Focusing on the representation of the physical body, French society and broader transnational contexts, it reveals how Audiard’s cinema occupies a space both within and beyond the imaginary of French cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Well-argued and with an extensive scholarly apparatus of appendices and a well-researched bibliography, this is an excellent study of an approachable and critically acclaimed director which will be useful to film scholars and in the classroom.'\u003cbr\u003eF. J. Handyside, \u003ci\u003eFrench Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'King’s insistent prose matches the confrontational intensity of Audiard’s films, while her analysis methodically delineates her understanding of Audiard as an inherently paradoxical creator...'\u003cbr\u003eMarina Massidda, \u003ci\u003eBright Lights Film Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Body: physical boundaries (\u003ci\u003eDe battre mon cœur s’est arrêté\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSur mes lèvres \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDe rouille et d’os\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e2 Society: cultural barriers (\u003ci\u003eRegarde les hommes tomber\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUn prophète\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUn héros très discret\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e3 Globe: national borders (\u003ci\u003eDheepan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Frères Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040996720983,"sku":"9781526133007","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526133007.jpg?v=1750948534","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jacques-audiard-9781526133007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}