A Companion to Jean Renoir by Alastair Phillips
English | June 4, 2013 | ISBN: 1444338536 | 634 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | June 4, 2013 | ISBN: 1444338536 | 634 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Francois Truffaut called him, simply, the best .Jean Renoir is a towering figure in world cinema and fullyjustifies this monumental survey that includes contributions fromleading international film scholars and comprehensively analyzesRenoir s life and career from numerous criticalperspectives. * New and original research by the world s leading Englishand French language Renoir scholars explores stylistic, culturaland ideological aspects of Renoir s films as well as keybiographical periods * Thematic structure admits a range of critical methodologies,from textual analysis to archival research, cultural studies,gender-based and philosophical approaches * Features detailed analysis of Renoir s essentialworks * Provides an international perspective on this keyauteur s enduring significance in world film history.