French cinema : a very short introduction
Andrew, Dudley, 1945-2023
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It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War I, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. The French invented the 'auteur' and the 'ciné-club'; they incubated criticism from the 1920s to our own day that is unrivalled; and they boast more film journals, fan magazines, TV shows, and festivals devoted to film than anywhere else. This 'Very Short Introduction' opens up French cinema through focusing on some of its most notable works, using the lens of the New Wave decade (1958-1968) that changed cinema worldwide.
Main title:
French cinema : a very short introduction / Dudley Andrew.
Author:
Andrew, Dudley, 1945-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780198718611 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
791.430944791.43 ANDR
Language:
English
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BRN:
2407809
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