Jacques Rivette (Contemporary Film Directors) - Softcover

Wiles, Mary M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252078349 ISBN 13: 9780252078347

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2012

Synopsis

As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets. His films, including Paris nous appartient, Out 1: Noli me tangere, Céline et Julie vont en bateau--Phantom Ladies Over Paris, La belle noiseuse, Secret défense, and Va savoir are extraordinary combinations of intellectual depth, playfulness, and sensuous beauty.

 

In this study of Rivette, Mary M. Wiles provides a thorough account of the director's career from the burgeoning French New Wave to the present day, focusing on the theatricality of Rivette's films and his explorations of the relationship between cinema and fine arts such as painting, literature, music, and dance. Wiles also explores the intellectual interests that shaped Rivette's approach to film, including Sartre's existentialism, Barthes's structuralism, and the radical theater of the 1960s. The volume concludes with Wiles's insightful interview with Rivette.

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About the Author

Mary M. Wiles is a lecturer in cinema studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252078349
• ISBN 13: 9780252078347
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179