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1 online resource |
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French film directors |
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French film directors.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series Information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Figures; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: we need to talk about Julien; References; 1 The 'impure' auteur; Beginnings; Restoring a reputation; Adaptateur or auteur?; Themes and patterns; Men's stories ... ; ... but not women's stories; 'Black realism'; The outsider coming in; The group; Style and technique; Setting; 'Colour'; Cinematography; Song and music; References; 2 Duvivier's silent films; From Haceldama to L'Homme à l'Hispano: a style is born |
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Experimenting with form1929: towards a new aesthetic; Duvivier and religion; Conclusion; References; 3 Sound, image, Gabin: Duvivier and the 1930s; Experiments in sound; Interlude: (re-.)making Poil de carotte (1925, 1932); Five little pieces; Fixing a style: Duvivier, Gabin, and poetic realism; Un Carnet de bal (1937); Towards the 'end of the day'; Conclusion; References; 4 'Piloting with concentration': Julien goes to Hollywood; To America and back ... ; ... and back again; Lydia (1941); Tales of Manhattan (1942) and Flesh and Fantasy (1943); The Impostor (1944) |
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From Bosley to Bazin: the critical receptionConclusion; References; 5 1946-.56: darkness and light; Panique (1946): the homecoming; Interlude: Duvivier the film critic; Anna Karenina (1948); Au royaume des cieux (1949) and Black Jack (1950); Narrative experiments: Sous le ciel de Paris (1951) and La Fête à Henriette (1952); Box-.office successes: Le Petit monde de Don Camillo (1952) and Le Retour de Don Camillo (1953); Tonal swerves: L'Affaire Maurizius (1954) and Marianne de ma jeunesse (1955); 'Surrounded by monsters': Voici le temps des assassins (1956); Conclusion; References |
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6 Late styleDuvivier, the tradition of quality, and François Truffaut; Working with stars: L'Homme à l'imperméable (1957), Pot-. Bouille (1957), and La Femme et le pantin (1959); Marie-. Octobre (1959); Embracing the New Wave? The case of La Grande vie (1960) and Boulevard (1960); Le Diable et les dix commandements (1962); 'But leave it to Mr. Duvivier': a trio of noir; Conclusion; References; Conclusion; References; Filmography; Select bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Duvivier was a giant of classic French cinema with a career spanning key moments of French film history. This analysis goes beyond its historical range to engage with key debates in film studies: notably auteurism, stardom and questions of the national |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 26, 2017) |
| Subject |
Duvivier, Julien, 1896-1967.
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| SUBJECT |
Duvivier, Julien, 1896-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Duvivier, Julien, 1896-1967 fast |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- France -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
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Motion picture producers and directors
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France
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016590162 |
| ISBN |
9781526107619 |
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1526107619 |
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9781526124111 |
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1526124114 |
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9781526107626 |
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1526107627 |
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