Bøger i French Film Directors Series serien

Placing Robbe-Grillet's filmic oeuvre in the related contexts of both his novelistic work and the different historical and cultural periods in which his films were made, the book traces lines of influence and continuity throughout this oeuvre which is shown to exhibit a preoccupation with an identifiable body of themes, motifs and structures.

First and only comprehensive overview of Pagnol's career in English, and the only book in any language to link Pagnol's early career as a playwright with his controversial theories of cinema and his work as a film director. -- .

Most comprehensive and up-to-date study of Tavernier's oeuvre. In-depth discussion of every major film through 2010. First to examine Tavernier's work through the lens of genre. -- .

This new book on internationally acclaimed film director Chantal Akerman provides an illuminating overview of her filmmaking to date and an in-depth analysis of her multi-faceted film style. -- .

The fullest study of Georges Franju to date, and the first book on him in English since 1967 -- .

Film historian Michael Temple explores the intense career of Jean Vigo, one of the legendary figures of world cinema, and asks why he has had such a long-lasting impact on film culture around the world. -- .

This is the first study of the films of Francois Ozon, and places the precocious French auteur in a lucid critical framework, highlighting Ozon's importance for a thoroughly postmodern film-going generation. -- .

A complete survey - the first in English - of Jacques Rivette's sixty-year career in French cinema, from the New Wave to the present day. -- .

One of the most gifted French directors of the post New Wave, Maurice Pialat is frequently compared to such legendary filmmakers as Jean Renoir and Rebert Bresson. This is the first book-length study of his work in English.

Despite his controversial reputation and international notoriety as a film-maker, no full-length study of Clouzot has ever been published in English. This book offers a significant revaluation of Clouzot's achievement, situating his life and work in the wider context of French cinema and society, and providing detailed analysis of his major films.

The first full-length monograph in English about one of France's most important contemporary filmmakers, locating Andre Techine within historical and cultural contexts that include the Algerian war, contemporary globialisation, and the influence of Roland Barthes, Bertolt Brecht, Ingmar Bergman, William Faulkner and the cinematic French wave.

The first book-length study of Cantet's work in English. It explores his unique working 'method,' and discusses his very particular way of constructing films at the uneasy interface of the individual, the group and the broader social context.

This book examines the career of Germaine Dulac, a pioneering French filmmaker and feminist whose perspective, innovations and ardent promotion of cinema are documented in her theoretical writings. -- .

Looks at Francophone filmmakers - those who are working in the French language. Contains an excellent appraisal of the auteurist concept's meaning and value to Francophone cinema. The five directors are among the most acclaimed contemporary film makers: Olivier Assayas, Jacques Audiard, the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke and Francois Ozon. -- .