Author : Robert J. Berg
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300158718
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis À la rencontre du cinéma français by : Robert J. Berg
Download or read book À la rencontre du cinéma français written by Robert J. Berg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: À la rencontre du cinéma français: analyse, genre, histoire is intended to serve as the core textbook in a wide variety of upper-level undergraduate and graduate French cinema courses. In contrast to content-, theme-, or issue-based approaches to film, Professor Berg stresses “the cinematically specific, the warp and fabric of the film itself, the stuff of which it is made.' Sufficient proficiency in French is the sole prerequisite: “No previous background in film studies is assumed, nor is any prior acquaintance with French cinema. It will help, of course, to like movies, and to have seen quite a few…' (from the preface).