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An introduction to the work of Robert Bresson, a respected and acclaimed director in the history of cinema. His films are considered in chronological order, using a perspective that draws variously on spectator theory, Catholic mysticism, gender theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis.

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Introduction
1. Bresson before Bresson
2. Le journal d'un curé de campagne
3. The 'prison cycle'
4. The last black and white films
5. Bresson and Dostoevsky
6. Sixth time lucky
7. The director as writer
8. Civilization and its discontents
Filmography

Robert Bresson French Film Directors French Film

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 6/15/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719053665, 978-0719053665
      ISBN10: 0719053668

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An introduction to the work of Robert Bresson, a respected and acclaimed director in the history of cinema. His films are considered in chronological order, using a perspective that draws variously on spectator theory, Catholic mysticism, gender theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Bresson before Bresson
      2. Le journal d'un curé de campagne
      3. The 'prison cycle'
      4. The last black and white films
      5. Bresson and Dostoevsky
      6. Sixth time lucky
      7. The director as writer
      8. Civilization and its discontents
      Filmography

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