Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot Le Fou

By: Jean Luc Godard

Book Overview

Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou (1965), made at the height of the French New Wave, remains a milestone in French cinema. More accessible than his later films, it represents the diverse facets of Godard's concerns and themes: a bittersweet analysis of male-female relations; an interrogation of the image; personal and international politics; the existential dilemmas of consumer society. This volume brings together essays by five prominent scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521574897
• ISBN13: 9780521574891
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"