Keith Corson

Refocus: the Films of Francis Veber

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Produktbeschreibung

Using an auterist lens to challenge the notions of taste, genre and aesthetics that are commonly used to form the cinematic canon, this book explores the twelve films Veber directed between 1976 and 2008. These include Le Jouet (1976), Les fugitifs (1986) and L'emmerdeur (2008).

Produktdetails

• ReFocus: The International Directors Series
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 153mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781474429498
• ISBN-10: 1474429491
• Artikelnr.: 59917831

Autorenporträt

Keith Corson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing at the University of Central Arkansas. He is the author of Trying to Get Over: African American Directors After Blaxploitation, 1977-1986 and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters relating to film, identity and media industries.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Francis Veber and the Canon
Chapter 2: Toy Story: Le Jouet (1976)
Chapter 3: Mexican Holiday: La chèvre (1981)
Chapter 4: The Road to Fatherhood: Les compères (1983)
Chapter 5: The Great Escape: Les fugitifs (1986)
Chapter 6: Francis Goes to Hollywood: Three Fugitives (1989)
Chapter 7: A Parisian in America: Out on a Limb (1992)
Chapter 8: Rainforest Redemption: Le Jaguar (1996)
Chapter 9: The Art of Canned Theatre: Le dîner de cons (1998)
Chapter 10: Closet Conservatives: Le placard (2001)
Chapter 11: Repetition and Revision: Tais-toi! (2003)
Chapter 12: Modern Times: La doublure (2006)
Chapter 13: The Last Picture Show: L'emmerdeur (2008)
Conclusion
Bibliography