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La Regle Du Jeu: French Film Guide
Keith Reader
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Description for La Regle Du Jeu: French Film Guide
Paperback. Focuses on "La Regle du jeu" in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. This book examines sequences from the film itself, its themes, reception and critical approaches and readings. Series: Cine-File French Film Guides. Num Pages: 136 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Of Jean Renoir's "La Regle du jeu" (1939), Richard Roud noted: 'if France were destroyed tomorrow and nothing remained but this film, the whole country and its civilization could be reconstructed from it'. This is an extravagant claim, but one that in the view of Keith Reader is justified. In this original, up-to-date, scrupulously documented book on one of the great films of world cinema, Reader focuses on "La Regle du jeu" in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. He examines sequences from the film ... Read more
Of Jean Renoir's "La Regle du jeu" (1939), Richard Roud noted: 'if France were destroyed tomorrow and nothing remained but this film, the whole country and its civilization could be reconstructed from it'. This is an extravagant claim, but one that in the view of Keith Reader is justified. In this original, up-to-date, scrupulously documented book on one of the great films of world cinema, Reader focuses on "La Regle du jeu" in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. He examines sequences from the film ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Cine-File French Film Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848850545
SKU
V9781848850545
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About Keith Reader
The author of this title is professor of Modern French Studies, University of Glasgow. His publications on French cinema include "Robert Bresson" (2001), "The Papin Sisters" (with Rachel Edwards, 2001), and "French Cinema: A Student's Guide" (2003).
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