Film theory & criticism

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This book is the first ever English-language study of Julien Duvivier (1896-1967), once considered one of the world's great film filmmakers. It provides new contextual and analytical readings of his films that identify his key themes and techniques, trace patterns of continuity and change, and explore critical assessments of his work over time. His career began in the silent era and ended as the French New Wave was winding down. In between, Duvivier made over sixty films in a long and at times difficult career. He was adept at literary adaptation, biblical epic, and film noir, and this groundbreaking volume illustrates in great detail Duvivier's eclecticism, technical efficiency and visual fluency in works such as Panique (1946) and Voici le temps des assassins (1956). It will particularly appeal to scholars and students of French cinema looking for examples of a director who could straddle the realms of the popular and the auteur.

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Author Biography

Ben McCann is Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide. Robert Ingram is Associate Dean in the School of Languages and European Studies at the University of Wolverhampton.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Publication Date February 2017
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780719091148
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 70 GBP
  • Pages224
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions198 x 129 mm
  • Illustration16 black & white illustrations
  • Biblio NotesIntroduction: We need to talk about Julien 1. The 'impure' auteur 2. Duvivier's silent films 3. Sound, Image, Gabin: Duvivier and the 1930s 4. 'Piloting with concentration': Julien goes to Hollywood 5. 1946 - 1956: darkness and light 6. Late style 7. Conclusion Index
  • SeriesFrench Film Directors Series

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