Films of Luc Besson - Master of Spectacle

Informationen zum Autor Susan Hayward is Professor of French at the University of Exeter Klappentext A fascinating and revealing set of essays discussing the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema Zusammenfassung A fascinating and revealing set of essays discussing the career and films of Luc Besson! one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Susan Hayward and Phil Powrie1. Three neo-baroque directors - Raphaël Bassan2. Du côté de Europa, via Asia: the post-Hollywood Besson - Rosanna Maule3. Musical narration in the films of Luc Besson - Gérard Dastugue4. Hearing Besson: the music of Eric Serra in the films of Luc Besson - Mark Brownrigg5. Of suits and men in the films of Luc Besson - Phil Powrie6. From Rags to Riches: Le Dernier combat and Le Cinquième élément - Susan Hayward7. The sinking of the self: Freudian hydraulic patterns in Le Grand bleu - Laurent Jullier8. Imprisoned freedoms: space and identity in Subway and Nikita - Mark Orme9. Nikita: consumer culture's killer instinct and the imperial imperative - Hilary Ann Radner10. Léon and the cloacal labyrinth - Phil Powrie11. Jeanne d'Arc: high epic style and politicising camp - Susan Hayward12. An unpublished interview with Luc Besson - Gérard DastugueFilmographySelect bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Susan Powrie Hayward
• Assisted by: Susan Hayward (Editor), Hayward Susan (Editor), Phil Powrie (Editor), Philip Powrie (Editor), Powrie Philip (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2009
• EAN: 9780719070297
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7029-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director