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Informationen zum Autor Ginette Vincendeau is Professor of Film Studies at King's College London . She is the editor of the BFI/Cassell Encyclopedia of European Cinema, and the author of The Companion to French Cinema (BFI/Cassell 1996) and Pépé le Moko (BFI, 1998). Klappentext Ginette Vincendeau discusses the artistic value of his films in their proper context and comments on Jean-Pierre Melville's love of American culture and his controversial critical and political standing in this English language study. Zusammenfassung Ginette Vincendeau discusses the artistic value of his films in their proper context and comments on Jean-Pierre Melville's love of American culture and his controversial critical and political standing in this English language study. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Jean-Pierre Melville, 'An American in Paris'1. From Film Lover to Film-maker: The Life and Career of Jean-Pierre Melville2. Stylistic Exercises: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown , Les Enfants terribles , Quand du liras cette lettrre 3. Melville's War: Le Silence de la mer , Léon Morin, prêtre , L'armée des ombres 4. Between the New Wave and America: Bob le flambeur , Deux hommes dans Manhattan , L'Ainé des Ferchaux 5. Série noire — films noirs: Le Doulos , Le D euxième souffle 6. The Delon Trilogy: Le Samouraï , Le Cercle rouge , Un flic Conclusion: Neither American nor French, but MelvillianFilmographyBibliographyAppendix 1: Melville's Films at the French Box OfficeAppendix 2: Melville's Films as ActorAppendix 3: Melville's Pantheon of Sixty-four Pre-war American DirectorsIndex
