{"product_id":"french-new-wave-1","title":"French New Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrench New Wave\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential anthology of writings by and about the critics and filmmakers of this revolutionary cinematic movement, which has had a radical impact on film practice and the way we think and write about film. The volume includes foundational writings such as Francois Truffaut's \u003ci\u003eA Certain Tendency in French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e and Andre Bazin's \u003ci\u003eLa Politique des auteurs\u003c\/i\u003e, as well writings by Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Alexandre Astruc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition now represents writings by and about women critics and film-makers, including important articles by the critics Evelyne Sullerot, Michele Firk and Françoise Aude, addressing issues of gender and representation, as well as considering New Wave films in the context of contemporary political events, notably France's colonialist war on the Algerian independence movement. To accompany the case study of Godard's \u003ci\u003eÀ bout de souffle, \u003c\/i\u003ethe new edition includes a case study of the critical reception of two films by Agnès Varda: \u003ci\u003eLa Pointe Courte\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCléo de 5 à 7 .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe articles have been specially translated for the volume by Peter Graham, and some are published for the first time in English.  These classic writings are accompanied by contextualising introductions by Ginette Vincendeau, updated for this new edition, to form a unique resource on this key cinematic movement and its practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226403000664,"sku":"9781839022296","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781839022296.jpg?v=1770877835","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/french-new-wave-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}