{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-french-richard-neupert-9780299217044","title":"A History of the French New Wave Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. \u003ci\u003eA History of the French New Wave Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh look at the social, economic, and aesthetic mechanisms that shaped French film in the 1950s, as well as detailed studies of the most important New Wave movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Neupert first tracks the precursors to New Wave cinema, showing how they provided blueprints for those who would follow. He then demonstrates that it was a core group of critics-turned-directors from the magazine Cahiers du Cin駑a--especially Fran輟is Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Jean-Luc Godard--who really revealed that filmmaking was changing forever. Later, their cohorts Eric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Pierre Kast continued in their own unique ways to expand the range and depth of the New Wave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an exciting new chapter, Neupert explores the subgroup of French film practice known as the Left Bank Group, which included directors such as Alain Resnais and Agn鑚 Varda. With the addition of this new material and an updated conclusion, Neupert presents a comprehensive review of the stunning variety of movies to come out of this important era in filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Neupert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299217043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299217044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.89d","brand":"Richard Neupert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913577890047,"sku":"9780299217044","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_945d479d-ad7d-4fa9-a878-4a96f696a77a.jpg?v=1680621158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-french-richard-neupert-9780299217044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}