{"product_id":"studying-french-cinema-9781906733155","title":"Studying French Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a text-led approach, with the emphasis on more recent popular films, \u003ci\u003eStudying French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is directed at non-specialists such as students of French, Film Studies, and the general reader with an interest in post-war French cinema. Each of the chapters focuses on one or more key films from the ground-breaking films of the nouvelle vague (\u003ci\u003eLes 400 coups\u003c\/i\u003e, 1959) to contemporary documentary (\u003ci\u003eEtre et avoir\u003c\/i\u003e, 2002) and puts them into their relevant contexts. Depending on the individual film, these include explorations of childhood, adolescence and coming of age (\u003ci\u003eLes 400 coups\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'Argent de poche\u003c\/i\u003e); auteur ideology and individual style (the films of Jean-Luc Godard and Agnes Varda); the representation of recent French history (Lacombe Lucien and \u003ci\u003eAu revoir les enfants\u003c\/i\u003e); transnational production practices (\u003ci\u003eLe Pacte des loups\u003c\/i\u003e); and popular cinema, comedy and gender issues (e.g. \u003ci\u003eLe Diner de cons\u003c\/i\u003e). Each film is embedded in its cultural and political context. Together, the historical discussions provide an overview of post-war French history to the present. Useful suggestions are made as to studies of related films, both those discussed within the book and outside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1.François Truffaut: An Auteur's Representation of Childhood: \u003ci\u003eLes 400 coups\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) and \u003ci\u003eL'Argent de poche\u003c\/i\u003e (1978)\u003cbr\u003e2. French New Wave and Godard in the 1960s: \u003ci\u003eA Bout de souffle\u003c\/i\u003e (1960) and \u003ci\u003ePierrot le fou\u003c\/i\u003e (1965)\u003cbr\u003e3. New Wave Legacy and the French Auteur: \u003ci\u003eLe Boucher \u003c\/i\u003e\/ \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher\u003c\/i\u003e (1968)\u003cbr\u003e4. Social Realism and Agnès Varda's Cinécriture: \u003ci\u003eSans toit ni loi\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eVagabond\u003c\/i\u003e (1985)\u003cbr\u003e5. Louis Malle's (Hi)stories of the Occupation: \u003ci\u003eLacombe Lucien\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eAu revoir les enfants\u003c\/i\u003e (1987)\u003cbr\u003e6. Adolescence and Coming of Age in Claude Miller's Intimist Cinema: \u003ci\u003eL'Effrontée\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eLa Petite voleuse\u003c\/i\u003e (1988)\u003cbr\u003e7. French Documentary Film and a Vision of the World: \u003ci\u003eÊtre et avoir\u003c\/i\u003e (2002)\u003cbr\u003e8. Traits and Traditions in French Film Comedy: \u003ci\u003eLe Dîner de cons\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner Game\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eLe Placard\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Closet\u003c\/i\u003e (2001)\u003cbr\u003e9. The Renewal of French Historical Drama and Heritage Film: \u003ci\u003eLe Pacte des loups\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood of the Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e (2001)\u003cbr\u003e10. Road Movie, Transnational Cinema and Self-discovery Journey: \u003ci\u003eLe Grand voyage\u003c\/i\u003e (2004)\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Film Terms\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470274236759,"sku":"9781906733155","price":31.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781906733155.jpg?v=1744897858","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studying-french-cinema-9781906733155","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}