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Patrice Leconte
Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of Patrice Leconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparently disparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory and controversial. Pursuing a close reading of the recurrent themes, styles, intertexts and techniques which structure Leconte's filmmaking, Downing re-evaluates Leconte's status as an enigmatic artist offering complex and paradoxical commentary on contemporary questions of sexuality, ethics and identity. This book is the first full-length critical work in English on Leconte's cinema. It provides essential reading for both enthusiasts of French cinema and for those fascinated by the relationship between popular culture and theory.
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Patrice Leconte
Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of Patrice Leconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparently disparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory and controversial. Pursuing a close reading of the recurrent themes, styles, intertexts and techniques which structure Leconte's filmmaking, Downing re-evaluates Leconte's status as an enigmatic artist offering complex and paradoxical commentary on contemporary questions of sexuality, ethics and identity. This book is the first full-length critical work in English on Leconte's cinema. It provides essential reading for both enthusiasts of French cinema and for those fascinated by the relationship between popular culture and theory.
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Patrice Leconte

Patrice Leconte

Patrice Leconte

Patrice Leconte

Overview

Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of Patrice Leconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparently disparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory and controversial. Pursuing a close reading of the recurrent themes, styles, intertexts and techniques which structure Leconte's filmmaking, Downing re-evaluates Leconte's status as an enigmatic artist offering complex and paradoxical commentary on contemporary questions of sexuality, ethics and identity. This book is the first full-length critical work in English on Leconte's cinema. It provides essential reading for both enthusiasts of French cinema and for those fascinated by the relationship between popular culture and theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780719064258
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 01/01/2005
Series: French Film Directors Series
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Sue Harris is Senior Lecturer in French at Queen Mary, University of London

Table of Contents

Introduction
• 'Leconte est bon!': The making of a director
• Comedic strategies: From 'Les Bronzés' to 'Ridicule'
• Modes of masculinity
• Visions of femininity
• The ethics of the couple
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Conversation with Patrice Leconte (09/02/02)
• Filmography
• Select bibliography
• Index

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