Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot Le Fou

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-57375-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Reihe: Cambridge Film Handbooks

Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou, made at the height of the French New Wave, remains a milestone in French cinema. More accessible than his later films, it represents the diverse facets of Godard's concerns and themes: a bittersweet analysis of male-female relations; an interrogation of the image; personal and international politics; the existential dilemmas of consumer society. This volume brings together essays by five prominent scholars of French film. They approach Pierrot le fou from the perspectives of image-and-word-play, aesthetics and politics, history, and high and popular culture, offering thought-provoking insights into the film, while demonstrating its relevance for a new generation of students of film. Also included are a selection of reviews of the film, as well as a complete filmography of Godard's work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wills, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: oui, bien s-r. oui bien s-r David Wills; 1. The imaginary element: life + cinema Richard Dienst; 2. Pierrot in context(s) Alan Williams; 3. Godard's tricolor Jean-Louis Leutrat; 4. Language gone mad Tom Conley; 5. Pierrot le fou and post-new wave French cinema Jill Forbes.