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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Jean-Pierre Melville, 'An American in Paris'1. From Film Lover to Film-maker: The Life and Career of Jean-Pierre Melville2. Stylistic Exercises: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown, Les Enfants terribles, Quand du liras cette lettrre3. Melville's War: Le Silence de la mer, Léon Morin, prêtre, L'armée des ombres4. Between the New Wave and America: Bob le flambeur, Deux hommes dans Manhattan, L'Ainé des Ferchaux5. Série noire -- films noirs: Le Doulos, Le Deuxième souffle6. The Delon Trilogy: Le Samouraï, Le Cercle rouge, Un flicConclusion: Neither American nor French, but MelvillianFilmographyBibliographyAppendix 1: Melville's Films at the French Box OfficeAppendix 2: Melville's Films as ActorAppendix 3: Melville's Pantheon of Sixty-four Pre-war American DirectorsIndex |
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Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 fast |
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Motion pictures -- France.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- France
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Individual film directors, film-makers.
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Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Biography & Autobiography -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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Motion picture producers and directors
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Motion pictures
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France
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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British Film Institute.
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| ISBN |
183871653X |
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9781838716530 |
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