Patrice Leconte
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2019
176 pages
978-1-5261-4171-2 (ISBN)
Description
Lisa Downing's comprehensive study of the films of Patrice Leconte traces lines of continuity and revision through a body of apparently disparate films whose "messages" often appear both contradictory and controversial. Pursuing a close reading of the recurrent themes, styles, intertexts and techniques which structure Leconte's filmmaking, Downing re-evaluates Leconte's status as an enigmatic artist offering complex and paradoxical commentary on contemporary questions of sexuality, ethics and identity. This book is the first full-length critical work in English on Leconte's cinema. It provides essential reading for both enthusiasts of French cinema and for those fascinated by the relationship between popular culture and theory. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-4171-2 (9781526141712)
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Lisa Downing
Patrice Leconte
Book
01/2005
Manchester University Press
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Person
Sue Harris is Senior Lecturer in French at Queen Mary, University of London
Content
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of plates
- Series editors' foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 'Leconte est bon!': the making of a director
- Plates
- Comedie strategies: from Les Bronzes to Ridicule
- Modes of masculinity
- Visions of femininity
- The ethics of the couple
- Conclusion
- Appendix: conversation with Patrice Leconte, 9 February 2003
- Filmography
- Select bibliography
- Index
