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The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960

By Colin Crisp

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0253211158, 9780253211156
Open Library ID
OL9490236M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
34 MB (35330473 bytes)
Pages
511\512
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

We can usually expect something fresh and different to emerge from Australia, and this study is no exception. —American Cinematographer"An important contribution to cinema history.? .? . especially impressive in its analysis of the French cinema industry, in terms of both mode of production and personnel, and in its analysis of the French technological base."? —Richard AbelFrom 1930 to 1960, France produced some of the most famous films ever made, such as Jean Vigo's ?ќZ?ro de conduite and Jean Cocteau's ?ќOrph?e. Here Colin Crisp investigates this critical period and details the extraordinary ingenuity of French filmmakers, who worked under economic and technological constraints that affected both the production and the consumption of films.

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