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François Truffaut: The Lost Secret

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For François Truffaut, the lost secret of cinematic art is in the ability to generate emotion and reveal repressed fantasies through cinematic representation. Available in English for the first time, Anne Gillain's François Truffaut: The Lost Secret is considered by many to be the best book on the interpretation of Truffaut's films. Taking a psycho-biographical approach, Gillain shows how Truffaut's creative impulse was anchored in his personal experience of a traumatic childhood that left him lonely and emotionally deprived. In a series of brilliant, nuanced readings of each of his films, she demonstrates how involuntary memories arising from Truffaut's childhood ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253008398
SKU
V9780253008398
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About Anne Gillain
Anne Gillain is Professor Emerita at Wellesley College and is known for her work in French cinema, particularly the films of François Truffaut. She is author of Le Cinéma selon François Truffaut and The 400 Blows. Alistair Fox is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Research on National Identity at the University of Otago. He is ... Read more

Reviews for François Truffaut: The Lost Secret
Truffaut fans will love this English translation of Gillain's work drawing on the psychology and cinematography of the acclaimed filmmaker.
Booklist
Gillain's preface is succinct, lucid and illuminating.
Spectator
In her brilliant book, François Truffaut: The Lost Secret . . . Gillain serves us with a delicious reexamination of someone's work that will make us want ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for François Truffaut: The Lost Secret


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