Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity

by Prakash Younger

Book Overview

Boats on the Marne offers an original interpretation of Jean Renoir's celebrated films of the 1930s, treating them as a coherent narrative of philosophical response to the social and political crises of the times. Grounded in a reinterpretation of the foundational film-philosopher Andre Bazin, and drawing on work from a range of disciplines (film studies, art history, comparative literature, political and cultural history), the book's coordinated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253029260
• ISBN13: 9780253029263
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher