{"product_id":"9781906733162","title":"Studying French Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking a text-led approach, with the emphasis on more recent popular films, \u003ci\u003eStudying French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is directed at non-specialists such as students of French, Film Studies, and the general reader with an interest in post-war French cinema. Each of the chapters focuses on one or more key films from the ground-breaking films of the nouvelle vague (\u003ci\u003eLes 400 coups\u003c\/i\u003e, 1959) to contemporary documentary (\u003ci\u003eEtre et avoir\u003c\/i\u003e, 2002) and puts them into their relevant contexts. Depending on the individual film, these include explorations of childhood, adolescence and coming of age (\u003ci\u003eLes 400 coups\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'Argent de poche\u003c\/i\u003e); auteur ideology and individual style (the films of Jean-Luc Godard and Agnes Varda); the representation of recent French history (Lacombe Lucien and \u003ci\u003eAu revoir les enfants\u003c\/i\u003e); transnational production practices (\u003ci\u003eLe Pacte des loups\u003c\/i\u003e); and popular cinema, comedy and gender issues (e.g. \u003ci\u003eLe Diner de cons\u003c\/i\u003e). Each film is embedded in its cultural and political context. Together, the historical discussions provide an overview of post-war French history to the present. Useful suggestions are made as to studies of related films, both those discussed within the book and outside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auteur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063309320432,"sku":"9781906733162","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906733162_p0.jpg?v=1763616793","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906733162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}