{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-louis-malle-9780231188708","title":"The Cinema of Louis Malle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pioneer of the French New Wave, Louis   Malle went on to an acclaimed transatlantic career. This collection of essays reassesses his eclectic and subversive oeuvre to redress the critical   neglect it has suffered. The volume features contributions from playwright John Guare and  filmmakers   Volker Schlöndorff and Wes Anderson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn sum, this volume is as generous to film enthusiasts just coming to Malle’s work as it is to seasoned scholars. Critics and scholars will find a wealth of new biographical and critical detail, as well as new primary sources and an excellent introduction to the current state of debates on Malle and his legacy. Newcomers will gain insight into the wide-ranging talents and interests of this bicultural, bilingual director who successfully navigated the film industries in France and the United States. -- Alison J. Murray Levine * EuropeNow *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Louis Malle: Transatlantic Auteur\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the study of a filmmaker who has been critically neglected. As such, it will be a key reference for future analyses of Malle, and we can hope that it will also contribute to a broader renewed interest in the works of this multifaceted and seminal transatlantic auteur. -- Armelle Blin-Rolland, Bangor University * H-France *\u003cbr\u003eAn incredible collection of essays and biographical materials, as comprehensive as it is complex. * Film Matters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003eForeword, by Volker Schlöndorff\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, by Philippe Met\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransversal Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Malle Before Malle, by Guillaume Soulez\u003cbr\u003e2\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e The Art of Silence: From Documentary to Fiction, by Caroline Eades\u003cbr\u003e3. No Comment: Direct Cinema in \u003ci\u003eHumain, trop humain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlace de la République\u003c\/i\u003e, by Derek Schilling\u003cbr\u003e4\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Louis Malle’s Nonfiction: Tradition, Rebellion and Authorial Voice, by Alan Williams\u003cbr\u003e5. Louis Malle’s 1960s ‘Star’ Films, by Sue Harris\u003cbr\u003e6. Experimentation and Automation in \u003ci\u003eZazie dans le métro \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ian Fleishman\u003cbr\u003e7. Louis Malle and ‘His’ Writers (Drieu La Rochelle, Nimier, Modiano) , by Michel Ciment\u003cbr\u003e8\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e A Gendered Geography of Death: Louis Malle’s Orphic Voyage, by T. Jefferson Kline\u003cbr\u003e9. The Figure of the Mother in \u003ci\u003eMay Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAu revoir les enfants \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMurmur of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, by Justine Malle\u003cbr\u003e10. Jazz as Counterpoint in \u003ci\u003eElevator to the Gallows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurmur of the Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePretty Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jean-Louis Pautrot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonographic Essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Within\u003c\/i\u003e: Touching, by Elisabeth Cardonne-Arlyck\u003cbr\u003e12. \u003ci\u003eLe Voleur\u003c\/i\u003e: (Self-)Portrait of the Filmmaker as a Thief, by Philippe Met\u003cbr\u003e13. Absorbtion and Reflectivity in \u003ci\u003ePhantom India\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ludovic Cortade\u003cbr\u003e14. Fog of War: \u003ci\u003eLacombe Lucien \u003c\/i\u003eand Its Afterlives, by Steven Ungar\u003cbr\u003e15. Memory, Friendship and History in \u003ci\u003eAu revoir les enfants\u003c\/i\u003e, by Sandy Flitterman-Lewis\u003cbr\u003e16. \u003ci\u003eAtlantic City\u003c\/i\u003e: When Sound Meets Utopia, by Francesca Cinelli\u003cbr\u003e17. Between Conversation and Conversion: \u003ci\u003eMy Dinner with André\u003c\/i\u003e, by Tom Conley\u003cbr\u003e18. \u003ci\u003eVanya on 42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e: Inventing a Space of Creation, by Sébastien Rongier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruth and Poetry: An Interview with John Guare, by Philippe Met\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVaria (previously unpublished material)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes for a Lecture on the Queen Elizabeth 2, by Louis Malle\u003cbr\u003e‘The Loner’: Treatment suggested by H. James’ \u003ci\u003eWhat Maisie Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, by Louis Malle (with introduction by Philippe Met)\u003cbr\u003eAfterword, by Wes Anderson\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400332616023,"sku":"9780231188708","price":70.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231188708.jpg?v=1730470414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-louis-malle-9780231188708","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}