The cinema of Eric Rohmer
Subtitle: irony, imagination, and the social world
By: by Jason Leigh
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group Inc; Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781441171399; 9781441198310
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: Since the death of the French film director Eric Rohmer in 2010, interest in his work has reignited. Known as the last of the established directors in the French New Wave, Rohmer took complete control over all his films, acting as his own producer throughout his career, and writing the scripts. He also made his mark by taking the lead in casting and location scouting - as French seaside resorts with beautiful young people are some of the elements present in most of his films. Combining history and criticism, Jacob Leigh pens the first chronological survey of this understudied filmmaker in order to give readers clear insights into how Rohmer's films came about and what he intended them to be. The book provides in-depth analysis of the themes and ideas of Rohmer's twenty-three feature films, and illustrates the complexity of their cinematic style. Leigh's study is the perfect introduction to the work of this great filmmaker, for both students and the general reader.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1950s and early 1960s: beginnings; title: First successes; title: Two period films; title: Comedies et proverbes: part one; title: Comedies et proverbes: part two; title: Contes des quatre saisons: part one; title: Contes des quatre saisons: part two; title: Late experiments.