(P/B) CLAIRE DENIS

Παρουσίαση

Claire Denis is one of France's most acclaimed and original contemporary film makers. Since her remarkable debut success, Chocolat (1986), she has produced an impressive series of features: intriguing, visually striking and often -as exemplified by such films as Beau travail (2000), Trouble Every Day (2001)- highly controversial. The book proposes a thematic and stylistic framework within which to consider Denis' work, as well as a comprehensive analysis of individual films. It highlights the particular resonance of her work in relation to the ongoing debates on French national identity and culture, and issues of postcolonial identity, alienation and transgression. It also looks at Denis' "cinema of the senses" - her exploration of the interface between sexuality, desire and sensuality. This book provides an essential introduction to Denis' work and a sophisticated and illuminating study of her filmmaking to date. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

LIST OF PLATES
SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
Foreignness and the aesthetic of the unsaid
Screening exile
The mise en scene of desire: towards a cinema of the sences
Conclusion
FILMOGRAPHY
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX