Marguerite Duras
The first book in English to deal exclusively with Duras' cinema, including such films as India Song, Le Camion, and Nathalie Granger. Provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to her films, which is accessible to a wide readerhip, both specialist and non-specialist.. Locates the films in their autobiographical as well as social and historical context, making the book broadly interesting to students and teachers in all areas of French Studies.. The book's empahasis on gender issues widens it's appeal to include those working in Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies.
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Marguerite Duras
The first book in English to deal exclusively with Duras' cinema, including such films as India Song, Le Camion, and Nathalie Granger. Provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to her films, which is accessible to a wide readerhip, both specialist and non-specialist.. Locates the films in their autobiographical as well as social and historical context, making the book broadly interesting to students and teachers in all areas of French Studies.. The book's empahasis on gender issues widens it's appeal to include those working in Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies.
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The first book in English to deal exclusively with Duras' cinema, including such films as India Song, Le Camion, and Nathalie Granger. Provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to her films, which is accessible to a wide readerhip, both specialist and non-specialist.. Locates the films in their autobiographical as well as social and historical context, making the book broadly interesting to students and teachers in all areas of French Studies.. The book's empahasis on gender issues widens it's appeal to include those working in Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies.

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ISBN-13: 9781526141651
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 01/25/2019
Series: French Film Directors Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 20 MB
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About the Author

Diana Holmes is Professor of French at Keele University
Robert Ingram is Associate Dean in the School of Languages and European Studies at the University of Wolverhampton

Table of Contents

List of Platesviii
Series Editors' Forewordix
Acknowledgementsxi
1Autobiography, history and politics1
2Words and images: filming desire23
3The politics of cinema62
4Gender and sexuality96
Afterword134
Filmography137
Select Bibliography142
Index144
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