Claude Chabrol (French Film Directors)

by Guy Austin

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This is the first book-length study in English on Chabrol since 1970. Chabrol has always been a neglected figure in the French New Wave but has recently been declared 'possibly the greatest living film director in France'.. Coincides with the recent renewal of interest in Chabrol, which has seen his back catalogue released in the UK on video.. Celebration of Chabrol's fiftieth film recently, Rien ne va plus prompted many festivals and retrospectives. Publication coincides with Chabrol's new show more film which is discussed in this study.. Writtten by one of the liveliest critics in French cinema - author of Contemporary French Cinema. show less

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Guy Austin is Professor of French Studies and Director of the Research Centre in Film and Digital Media at Newcastle University, U K. He is the author of Contemporary French Cinema (1996/2008) Claude Chabrol (l999), Stars in Modern French Film (2003) and Algerian National Cinema (2012), as well as articles on French and Algerian cinema for various show more journals. show less

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
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791.430233092Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion picturesStandard subdivisionsSupervisionFilm directionHistory, geographic treatment, biographyDirectors
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PN1998.3 .F7Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion pictures
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