French Cinema}}}A Critical Filmography Volume 1, 1929}}}1939 [Paperback]

This invaluable resource by one of the worlds leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society. Each filmography includes 101 films listed chronologically (Volume 1: 19291939 and Volume 2: 19401958) and provides accessible points of entry into the remarkable world of 20th-century French cinema. All entries contain a list of cast members and characters, production details, an overview of the film's cultural and historical significance, and a critical summary of the film's plot and narrative structure. Each volume includes an appendix listing rewards earned and an extensive reference list for further reading and research. A third volume, covering the period 19581974, is forthcoming.

In these introductions and in the coverage of the individual films . . . , Crisp displays a truly remarkable ability to condense sensitive, original insights into succinct prose and yet leave readers feeling well nourished. . . . Highly recommended.By delving into the mise en sc?ne, editing practices, and 'theatricality' of largely unseen works of French 1930s cinema, Crisp reveals the richness of different genres and pushes back against the critically sanctioned masterpieces of, say, Marcel Carn?, in favour of inclusivity and diversity.

French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present by R?mi Fournier Lanzoni (Bloomsbury Academic, 2004). ISBN 9780826416001.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The French Cinema in the 1930s

Part I. The Introduction of Sound
1930
1. Prix de beaut? (released 25 April)
2. Sous les toits de Paris (2 May)
3. L'?ge d'or (2 October)
4. Le Chemin du paradis (10 October)
5. Le Roi des resquilleurs (14 November)
6. La Petite Lise (4 December)

1931
7. L'Op?ra de quat'sous (19 February)
8. David Golder (6 March)
9. Le Million (3 April)
10. Marius (7 October)
11. La Chienne (20 November)
12. ? nous la liberlC¾