Cross-Channel Perspectives: The French Reception of British Cinema - Couverture souple

Wimmer, Leila

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3039113607 ISBN 13 : 9783039113606

Editeur : Verlag Peter Lang, 2008

Synopsis

This book is the first ever full-length study of the reception of British cinema in post-war France, challenging François Truffaut's infamous dismissal of British cinema as ‘a contradiction in terms', a comment which has been, and still is, widely reproduced, yet has until now remained critically unexplored. A historical account, the book gathers together well-known episodes (such as Cahiers du cinéma in the 1950s) and critics (André Bazin, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard), along with original new material, and thus throws new light on a topic which, given the influential nature of French film criticism and cinephilia, continues to be at the core of film culture.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Author : Leila Wimmer holds a Ph.D. in Film and Television Studies from the University of Warwick and lectures in Film Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verlag Peter Lang
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3039113607
• ISBN 13: 9783039113606
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Coordonnées du fabricant: GPSR Kontakt; r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; ; Gontardstraße 11; Berlin; 10178; Allemagne