The Film Auteur: Angles of Vision [Paperback]

Introduction

Chapter One
?MOVEMENT AUTEURS

? Chapter Two
FORERUNNERS?

? Chapter Three
?RENOIR AND THE COOPERATIVE

Chapter Four
?COMEDY?

Chapter Five
?GRAND MASTERS

? Chapter Six
?THE WESTERN?

? Chapter Seven
?NOIR AND AFTER?

? Chapter Eight
?SENTIMENTALITY AND AGGRESSION

? Chapter Nine
VIOLENCE AND THE COZY?

? Chapter Ten
A FEMALE GAZE?

? Chapter Eleven
?THE JAPANESE SMILE

? Afterword

Index

Kolker and Wyatts The Film Auteur: Angles of Vision offers an immensely readable and often surprising curation of international directors.? With precision and wit, the authors take us on a tour of film history through genres, big ideas, production contexts, and feelingstheirs as well as those inspired by the films they so adroitly discuss.? In any given chapter, their tremendous knowledge allows them to navigate an impressive range of topics that varies from one chapter to the next: from behind-the-scenes production stories and selective biography, to formal analysis and interview-style conversations, to insightful birds eye view assessments. These are seasoned and serious scholars of film who know their subjects deeply and write about it in a fashion that feels effortless.? This book will reward any reader wanting to experience writing about film at its very best.

Marsha Gordon, Professor and Director of Film Studies, North lã2