Patrice LeConte

By Lisa Downing

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719064252
• ISBN13: 9780719064258
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"