Jean Renoir : Projections of Paradise.
Title:
Jean Renoir : Projections of Paradise.
Author:
Bergan, Ronald.
ISBN:
9781628726251
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (347 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to the 2016 Edition -- Part I. First Impressions (1894-1916) -- 1 A Château in Montmartre -- 2 La Belle Époque -- 3 The Little Theatre of Little Jean Renoir -- 4 A Champagne Childhood -- 5 Painting Paradise -- 6 The Rules of War -- Part II Companions In Silence (1917-1929) -- 7 A Fearsome Beam of Light -- 8 The Golden Muse -- 9 Opening Sequence -- 10 Forest Murmurs -- 11 Femme Fatale -- 12 Black and White Follies -- 13 Dédée In Toyland -- 14 Slapstick, Swords and Sand -- Part III Sound Beginnings (1930-1933) -- 15 The Bitch -- 16 Through a Lens Darkly -- 17 Nostalgie de la Bone -- 18 Filming Flaubert -- Part IV Citizen Renoir (1934-1940) -- 19 Provençal Passions -- 20 'Vive le Front Populaire!' -- 21 Two Months in the Country -- 22 Moscow on the Seine -- 23 Brothers In Uniform -- 24 'C'est la Révolution!' -- 25 On and Off the Rails -- 26 Everyone Has His Reasons -- 27 A Shabby Little Shocker -- Part V Driven into Paradise (1941-1949) -- 28 Fifteenth Century-Fox -- 29 Occupation Therapy -- 30 Americana -- 31 What the Chambermaid Saw -- 32 The End of the Dream -- Part VI Home from Home (1950-1969) -- 33 Way Out East -- 34 Commedia Delle Magnani -- 35 The Ballad of the Butte -- 36 Ingrid and Men -- 37 The Eternal Debutant -- 38 Natural Insemination -- 39 The Good Soldier -- 40 Curtain Call -- Part VII The Oneness of The World (1970-1979) -- Acknowledgements -- Footnotes -- Filmography -- Jean Renoir: written works -- Plates.
Abstract:
Now back in print, the definitive biography of a seminal figure in film history, whom Orson Welles called the greatest of all directors." Jean Renoir's career almost spans the history years of cinemafrom the early silent movies, to the naturalism of the talkies, committed cinema, film noir, Hollywood studio productions, the Technicolor-period comedies and fast television techniques. His film The Grand Illusion remains one of the greatest movies about the effects of war. Decades after its release, Renoir's The Rules of the Game (1939) is the only film to have been included on every top ten list in the Sight & Sound's respected decennial poll since 1952, cementing Renoir's influence. André Bazin and François Truffaut praised Renoir as the patron saint of the French New Wave. Jean Renoir: Projections of Paradise gives detailed accounts of Renoir's working methods and captivating appraisals of his films, and his long and fascinating life from his blissful childhood as the son of the great Impressionist painter August Renoir. This is a must-read for students of film and all fans of entertaining, timeless movies.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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