Unraveling French Cinema: From l'Atalante to Cach

by T. Jefferson Kline

Unraveling French Cinema provides a much needed introduction to the complexities of French film for students, cineastes, and the movie-loving public. Looks at the differences between French and American national cinema Explores how French directors shape their films around two potentially divergent goals: the narration of a story and an elaboration of some theory about film itself. Demystifies the "difficulty" of French cinema, allowing the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405184515
• ISBN13: 9781405184519
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"