Described by Susan Sontag as 'the master of the reflective mode in film' Robert Bresson is widely regarded by movie critics and students of the cinema as one of the greatest directors of the twentieth century. This introduces Bresson's movies to a broad audience, assesses his films in the context of detailed plot summaries, vivid descriptions of characters and settings, and perceptive, jargon-free insights into the director's execution, intention, and technique. Among these films, made between 1943 and 1983, are Diary of a ...
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Described by Susan Sontag as 'the master of the reflective mode in film' Robert Bresson is widely regarded by movie critics and students of the cinema as one of the greatest directors of the twentieth century. This introduces Bresson's movies to a broad audience, assesses his films in the context of detailed plot summaries, vivid descriptions of characters and settings, and perceptive, jargon-free insights into the director's execution, intention, and technique. Among these films, made between 1943 and 1983, are Diary of a Country Priest, A Man Escaped, Pickpocket, The Trial of Joan of Arc, Au Hasard Balthasar, Mouchette, A Gentle Woman, Lancelot of the Lake, and L'Argent. Each of these films in its own way illustrates what Joseph Cunneen calls Bresson's 'spiritual style'. Though not necessarily focused on the explicitly religious, they illustrate two complementary principles: on the negative side, the rejection of what the director called 'photographed theatre' with its artificiality and dependence on celebrity performers. On the more positive side, as Bresson himself expressed it, the conviction that, 'The supernatural is only the real rendered more precise; real things seen close up.'
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0826414710.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publishers grey cloth, lettered black at the spine. ISBN: 0826414710 Pages: 224 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Very Good. Signed and inscribed by Cunneen inside front cover-binding out of square-minor staining to page edge-bio pages inserted-otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
