{"product_id":"the-bressonians-9781805393108","title":"The Bressonians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign \u003cem\u003eauteur\u003c\/em\u003e has come under attack, with critics proclaiming the death of the author and the end of cinema? \u003cem\u003eThe Bressonians\u003c\/em\u003e provides an answer in the form of a strikingly original study of Bresson and his influence on the work of filmmakers Jean Eustache and Maurice Pialat. Extending the discourse of authorship beyond the idea of a singular visionary, it explores how the imperatives of excellence function within cinema's pluralistic community. Bresson's example offered both an artistic legacy and a creative burden within which filmmakers reckoned in different, often arduous, and altogether compelling ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042817999191,"sku":"9781805393108","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805393108.jpg?v=1750955775","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bressonians-9781805393108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}