Hayward / Unknown / Powrie The films of Luc Besson

Master of spectacle
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4181-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

A fascinating and revealing set of essays discussing the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema

Autoren/Hrsg.

Unknown,

Hayward, Susan

Powrie, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Einzelne Filmschauspieler, Filmregisseure, Drehbuchautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Susan Hayward and Phil Powrie
1. Three neo-baroque directors - Raphaël Bassan
2. Du côté de Europa, via Asia: the post-Hollywood Besson - Rosanna Maule
3. Musical narration in the films of Luc Besson - Gérard Dastugue
4. Hearing Besson: the music of Eric Serra in the films of Luc Besson - Mark Brownrigg
5. Of suits and men in the films of Luc Besson - Phil Powrie
6. From Rags to Riches: Le Dernier combat and Le Cinquième élément - Susan Hayward
7. The sinking of the self: Freudian hydraulic patterns in Le Grand bleu - Laurent Jullier
8. Imprisoned freedoms: space and identity in Subway and Nikita - Mark Orme
9. Nikita: consumer culture’s killer instinct and the imperial imperative - Hilary Ann Radner
10. Léon and the cloacal labyrinth - Phil Powrie
11. Jeanne d’Arc: high epic style and politicising camp - Susan Hayward
12. An unpublished interview with Luc Besson - Gérard Dastugue
Filmography
Select bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Hayward Susan:
Susan Hayward is Professor of French at the University of ExeterSusan Hayward is the Established Chair of French at Exeter University where she is the Director of the Department of Film Studies. Phil Powrie is Professor of French Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne