The Legacy of the New Wave in French Cinema

Douglas Morrey

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781501311918
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film History & Criticism

In this study of the impact and influence of the New Wave in French cinema, Douglas Morrey looks at both the subsequent careers of New Wave filmmakers and the work of later film directors and film movements in France. This book is organized around a series of key moments from the past 50 years of French cinema in order to show how the meaning and legacy of the New Wave have shifted over time and how the priorities, approaches and discourses of filmmakers and film critics have changed over the years. Morrey tackles key concepts such as the auteur, the relationship of form and content, gender and sexuality, intertextuality and rhythm. Filmmakers discussed include Godard, Truffaut, Varda, Chabrol and Rohmer plus Philippe Garrel, Luc Besson, Leos Carax, Bruno Dumont, the Dardenne brothers, Christophe Honoré, François Ozon and Jacques Audiard.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Contents 
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. The Post-New Wave of the 1970s: Eustache, Doillon, Garrel
• 2. The cinéma du look
• 3. The jeune cinéma français of the 1990s
• 4. The Old New Wave
• 5. Contemporary Auteur Directors in France
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index
• Imprint