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Subject(s)

• Rohmer, Éric 1920-2010—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Series

Midland book ; MB 473. [More in this series]

Summary note

Here, for the first time in English, is a comprehensive analysis of Eric Rohmer's work. Rohmer, an influential figure in shaping postwar realist film theory, and later in the development of the French New Wave, has been largely ignored in film studies, while others of the New Wave movements such as Truffaut and Godard have received considerable attention. In this book, author C.G. Crisp thoroughly examines Rohmer's films, performing structuralist, psychoanalytical, and ideological analyses of each. He further evaluates the connections between these films and Rohmer's realist film theory. Finally, Crisp's study situates Rohmer's work ideologically within the historical context of French cinema after World War II, and gives due recognition to the achievements of this director within the realms of film theory and filmmaking.

Notes

Includes index.

Bibliographic references

• Bibliography: p. [121]-129.
• Filmography: p. [130]-136.

Contents

• Style and ideology : Rohmer's critical writings
• Apprenticeship
• Form and ideology : the origins of the "Contes Moraux"
• La Collectionneuse
• Ma Nuit chez Maud
• Le Genou de Claire
• L'Amour l'aprés-midi
• La Marquise d'O ...
• Perceval
• The comedies and proverbs
• The lack of a moral center.

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ISBN

• 0253319080
• 9780253319081
• 0253204739 ((pbk.))
• 9780253204738 ((pbk.))

LCCN

86046378

OCLC

16527993

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