Leos Carax

by Garin Dowd and Fergus Daly

The first book in any language to study the films of this enfant terrible of contemporary French cinema, best known for his film Les Amants du Pont Neuf. Examines key ingredients in the worlds of Carax's films - Paris, pop music, 'fl nerie' and 'amour fou', 'mannerist' and 'neo-baroque' aesthetics, the Nouvelle Vague and contemporary 'naturalist' cinema - making the book a good primer of contemporary French film and culture. Draws on a variety of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719063159
• ISBN13: 9780719063152
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.0"