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Informationen zum Autor The author of this title is professor of Modern French Studies! University of Glasgow. His publications on French cinema include "Robert Bresson" (2001)! "The Papin Sisters" (with Rachel Edwards! 2001)! and "French Cinema: A Student's Guide" (2003). Klappentext Of Jean Renoir's "La Regle du jeu" (1939)! Richard Roud noted: "if France were destroyed tomorrow and nothing remained but this film! the whole country and its civilisation could be reconstructed from it.'" An extravagant claim! but one that in the view of Keith Reader is justified. In this original! up-to-date! scrupulously documented book on one of the great films of world cinema! Reader focuses on "La Regle du jeu "in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. He examines sequences from the film itself! its themes! reception and critical approaches and readings. He also explores its extraordinary subversive charge and its dynamic effect on subsequent generations of filmmakers! including Alain Resnais and Robert Altman. This is the essential companion to "La Regle du jeu!" demonstrating as it does why this film remains so central to French cinema and to the history of French and indeed European culture. Focuses on "La Regle du jeu" in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. This book examines sequences from the film itself, its themes, reception and critical approaches and readings. Zusammenfassung Of Jean Renoir's "La Regle du jeu" (1939), Richard Roud noted: 'if France were destroyed tomorrow and nothing remained but this film, the whole country and its civilization could be reconstructed from it'. This is an extravagant claim, but one that in the view of Keith Reader is justified. In this original, up-to-date, scrupulously documented book on one of the great films of world cinema, Reader focuses on "La Regle du jeu" in the context of both the time in which it was made and the currents of intertextuality by which it is traversed. He examines sequences from the film itself, its themes, reception and critical approaches and readings. He also explores its extraordinary subversive charge and its dynamic effect on subsequent generations of filmmakers, including Alain Resnais and Robert Altman. This is the essential companion to "La Regle du jeu", demonstrating as it does why this film remains so central to French cinema and to the history of French and indeed European culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Plot Summary Jean Renoir Prehistories, filming, early reception The historical context Filming The reception of the film between its release & the restored version of 1959 Two key early critical views of the film Sequence-by-sequence analysis & commentary Credits The drama takes shape From Paris to the countryside The hunt sequence Back in the chateau From fancy dress to tragedy in less than an hour Mirrorings and doublings: structure & history The film's reception since its release Politically-inspired approaches Gendered readings Historical & industrial approaches Auteurist approaches 'La Regle du jeu' as filmic pre-text Resnais' 'Mon oncle d'amerique' Robert Altman's 'Gosford Park' Conclusion Bibliography Filmography ...
