T. Jefferson Kline

Unraveling French Cinema provides a much needed introductionto the complexities of French film for students, cineastes, and themovie-loving public. Looks at the differences between French and American nationalcinema Explores how French directors shape their films around twopotentially divergent goals: the narration of a story and anelaboration of some theory about film itself. Demystifies the "difficulty" of French cinema, allowing theAmerican movie-goer to enjoy films that are too often perplexing ata first viewing. Offers extended analyses of classic, New Wave, and contemporaryFrench films—including L'Atalante, Adele H.,The Rules of the Game, and Cache.

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