Patrice Leconte

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Downing is Lecturer in French at Queen Mary, University of London. Klappentext Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of PatriceLeconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparentlydisparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory andcontroversial. Zusammenfassung Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of PatriceLeconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparentlydisparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory andcontroversial. -- . Introduction; 1. 'Leconte est bonl' - The making of a director; 2. Comedic strategies - From Les Bronzes to Ridicule; 3. Modes of masculinity; 4. Visions of femininity; 5. The ethics of the couple; Conclusion; Appendix - Conversation with Patrice Leconte (09/02/02) Filmography; Select bibliography; Index

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Sue Harris is Senior Lecturer in French at Queen Mary, University of London

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Downing, Prof. Lisa Downing
• Assisted by: Christoph Lindner (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780719064258
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6425-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: French Film Directors (Paperba
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries