The French New Wave: A New Look
The French New Wave was perhaps the biggest—and briefest—explosion in the history of world cinema, with more than hundred French directors shooting debut features between 1958 and 1964. Its aftershocks are still being felt today. Through the work of such directors as Jean—Luc Godard and François Truffaut, filmmakers came to be seen as outstanding artists rather than mere studio technicians, paving the way for contemporary cinematic auteurs such as Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar, and Luc Besson. This volume begins by tracing the social and cultural changes of postwar France that gave birth to the New Wave then examines in detail the careers of artists like Alain Renais and Jean—Luc Godard. The French New Wave: A New Look is a concise and accessible account of a crucial movement in film history.
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The French New Wave: A New Look
The French New Wave was perhaps the biggest—and briefest—explosion in the history of world cinema, with more than hundred French directors shooting debut features between 1958 and 1964. Its aftershocks are still being felt today. Through the work of such directors as Jean—Luc Godard and François Truffaut, filmmakers came to be seen as outstanding artists rather than mere studio technicians, paving the way for contemporary cinematic auteurs such as Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar, and Luc Besson. This volume begins by tracing the social and cultural changes of postwar France that gave birth to the New Wave then examines in detail the careers of artists like Alain Renais and Jean—Luc Godard. The French New Wave: A New Look is a concise and accessible account of a crucial movement in film history.
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The French New Wave: A New Look

The French New Wave: A New Look

by Naomi Greene
The French New Wave: A New Look

The French New Wave: A New Look

by Naomi Greene

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The French New Wave was perhaps the biggest—and briefest—explosion in the history of world cinema, with more than hundred French directors shooting debut features between 1958 and 1964. Its aftershocks are still being felt today. Through the work of such directors as Jean—Luc Godard and François Truffaut, filmmakers came to be seen as outstanding artists rather than mere studio technicians, paving the way for contemporary cinematic auteurs such as Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar, and Luc Besson. This volume begins by tracing the social and cultural changes of postwar France that gave birth to the New Wave then examines in detail the careers of artists like Alain Renais and Jean—Luc Godard. The French New Wave: A New Look is a concise and accessible account of a crucial movement in film history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781905674121
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 12/17/2007
Series: Short Cuts
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Naomi Greene is professor emeritus of French and film studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara and has written books on Antonin Artaud, René Clair, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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