The Art of Directing: A Concise Dictionary of Frances Film Directors
- ISBN-10
- 180079763X
- ISBN-13
- 9781800797635
- Category
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023
- Authors
- Marcelline Block, Felicity Chaplin, Michaël Abecassis
Description
«This erudite and informative book on French film directors is a comprehensive deep dive into the multi-faceted and interconnected landscape of Francophone cinema. From Akerman to Zidi, via Godard and Gondry, the volume marshals an impressive range of scholars who demonstrate how the French "art of directing" - whether from established legends or emerging voices - is a blend of the perceptive, the provocative and the populist.» (Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide) It is not by chance that films by Renoir, Bresson, Varda, Godard, or Truffaut - to name just a few - have become widely studied around the world, with their directors becoming household names. Yet there are so many others who have made their mark on French and international cinema. The aim of this dictionary is to shed light on the directing process and to help people discover forgotten directors and rediscover prominent ones who have made Francophone cinema what it is today. This book is intended as a reference resource for students, scholars, and academics as well as film lovers, who will find both biographical and filmographic references, allowing them to gain an understanding in a nutshell of a particular director's career and its influences as well as its impact upon and legacy for the world of French cinema - and beyond. When one considers all the directors who have impacted French cinema - from the silent era to our current digital and streaming age - this work is as exhaustive and inclusive as possible.
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