Robert Guédiguian

by Joseph Mai

Overview

Intervening at the crossroads of philosophy, politics, and cinema, this book argues that the career of Robert Guédiguian, director of Marius et Jeannette (1997) and other popular auteurist films, can be read as an original and coherent project: to make a committed, historically-conscious cinema with friends, in a local space, and over a long period of time. Illustrated with comprehensive readings of all of Guédiguian's films.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719096471
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	03/20/2017
Series:	French Film Directors Series
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Joseph Mai is Professor of French at Clemson University

Table of Contents

1. Living with friends
2. Fragile friendships: films of the 1980s
3. Crossing every barrier: the decade of the conte de l'Estaque
4. Themes and variation: films since 2000
5. Conclusion: another cinema - a project in time
Filmography
Select bibliography

Editorial Reviews

‘With the excellence of his scholarship, his judicious but accessible use of theory, his thorough knowledge of context and his careful eye for detail, Mai has written a book that will be a key reference on the director for years to come.’
Martin O’Shaughnessy, Nottingham Trent University, H-France Review, Vol. 18 (January 2018), No. 24

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