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Mists of Regret
Dudley Andrew
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Description for Mists of Regret
Paperback. Beyond giving a view of the life and worth of cinema in France, this book contributes to our knowledge of how films are dealt with in history. It stresses the dialogue of culture and cinema. Num Pages: 384 pages, 132 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
Just before World War II, French cinema reached a high point that has been dubbed the style of "poetic realism." Working with unforgettable actors like Jean Gabin and Arletty, directors such as Renoir, Carne, Gremillon, Duvivier, and Chenal routinely captured the prizes for best film at every festival and in every country, and their accomplishments led to general agreement that the French were the first to give maturity to the sound cinema. Here the distinguished film scholar Dudley Andrew examines the motivations and consequences of these remarkable films by looking at the cultural web in which they were made. Beyond ... Read more
Just before World War II, French cinema reached a high point that has been dubbed the style of "poetic realism." Working with unforgettable actors like Jean Gabin and Arletty, directors such as Renoir, Carne, Gremillon, Duvivier, and Chenal routinely captured the prizes for best film at every festival and in every country, and their accomplishments led to general agreement that the French were the first to give maturity to the sound cinema. Here the distinguished film scholar Dudley Andrew examines the motivations and consequences of these remarkable films by looking at the cultural web in which they were made. Beyond ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691008837
SKU
V9780691008837
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About Dudley Andrew
Dudley Andrew is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Iowa and the author of numerous works on film theory and the history of film, including Film in the Aura of Art (Princeton).
Reviews for Mists of Regret
"A perceptive, subtle account of French 'poetic realist' cinema in the 1930s."
Choice "Essential reading, this work makes a valuable contribution to scholarly research published on 1930's French cinema, [Well}-researched and informative without being over-scholarly, Andrew's evident enthusiasm for the topic cannot fail to inspire interest and enthusiasm."
French Cultural Studies
Choice "Essential reading, this work makes a valuable contribution to scholarly research published on 1930's French cinema, [Well}-researched and informative without being over-scholarly, Andrew's evident enthusiasm for the topic cannot fail to inspire interest and enthusiasm."
French Cultural Studies