Ripping Open the Set: French Film Design, 1930-1939

by Ben McCann

French film design throughout the 1930s was a period of 'ripping open' film sets to make them not just descriptive, but also expressive. This book details the elaborate paraphrasing tendencies of French film design in the period, exploring the crucial role of the set designer in the film's evolutionary process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039103113
• ISBN13: 9783039103119
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"