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À bout de souffle

Title: À bout de souffle / Ramona Fotiade.
Author: Fotiade, Ramona
Publication: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

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Description

142 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"One of the most charismatic feature films of the New Wave, A Bout de souffle (1960) has retained its appeal not only as the emphatic statement of a generational break with tradition, but also as Godard's earliest rendition of a set of thematic and stylistic motifs that would become his trademark. A Bout de souffle is now a cult film, propelled in part by the memorable coupling of its leading actors, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, whose story on screen seemed to portray the troubled love affair between French cinema and Hollywood. In this original guide to the film, Ramona Fotiade analyses in depth its production and reception, as well as its mise-en-scene and editing. She situates A Bout de souffle in relation to Godard's filmography and critical writings up to 1960, focusing on a narrative and visual discourse that is now identified with a distinctive strand in postmodern French cinema. She also explores the impact of Godard's early counter-narrative and visual strategies on the independent American filmmakers and the French Cinema du Look during the 1980s and 1990s."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Ciné-files: the French film guides

Uniform Title

French film guides series.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139) and index.
Includes filmography (pages 119-135).

Contents

Production contexts. Before À bout de souffle ; Godard the film critic ; First short films: From acting and editing to directing ; From idea to the shooting script: Writing À bout de souffle ; Production and casting. -- The film. À bout de souffle and the cinema of the 1950s ; Narrative, montage and length of sequences ; Remaking everything the cinema had done, but differently ; Montage, my fine care: Analysis of the first sequence ; Filming death at work: The postmodern Auteur ; Soundtrack and dialogue ; Location and cinematography ; Gender and genre: Women in Godard's films ; A Franco-American love affair? ; Language and failed communication. -- Reception and later influences. The French Citizen Kane ; Film launch and first reception ; Breathless: The American remake ; Cinema after Godard: The critical and cinematic legacy. -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFD 16-3359

ISBN

9781780765082
1780765088
9781780765099
1780765096

LCCN

2012277892

OCLC

857217553

Author

Fotiade, Ramona, author.

Title

À bout de souffle / Ramona Fotiade.

Publisher

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Ciné-files: the French film guides

French film guides series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139) and index.

Includes filmography (pages 119-135).

Research Call Number

JFD 16-3359

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