"Using extensive examples of films and filmmakers from French and Japanese cinemas, this book tracks the longstanding and multiple cultural, aesthetic and stylistic links that are found in films from the two countries"--
"Using extensive examples of films and filmmakers from French and Japanese cinemas, this book tracks the longstanding and multiple cultural, aesthetic and stylistic links that are found in films from the two countries"--
Peter C. Pugsley is Associate Professor in Media/Film Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. His research and teaching focus on Asian film and screenwriting. Ben McCann is Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. His most recent book is L'Auberge espagnole: European Youth on Film (2018).
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Acknowledgements List of figures Preface Introduction Two cinematic ecosystems: France and Japan History Reception Chapter structure PART A: History and Style 1. Historicising French and Japanese cinemas Before the nouvelle vague.and after The impact of Japan's Nuberu bagu The rise of the female auteur: Naomi Kawase and Claire Denis Conclusion 2. Cinematic engagement between France and Japan Kurosawa connections Formalising co-productions Conclusion 3. Directorial styles, influence and exchange Styles and Technologies Theatrical antecedents Monochrome Conclusion 4. Tora-san and the Monsieur Hulot influence Tati: choreographing meaning through movement Icons from another era Ambivalence to modernity (and love) Conclusion PART B: Themes, Ideas and Approaches 5. Unemployment and the isolating self The Personal Toll of Unemployment Unemployment in France Isolation Conclusion 6. Location and the sense of place Imagining the nation through rural/urban divides Country living in French cinema French Colonialism Reflections of Japan as Coloniser Absences Conclusion 7. Confrontational cinema Eroticism and sexploitation Violence Conclusion 8. Life, death and states of being Hirokazu Kore-eda: Contemplations on Life The Connectivity and Disconnectivity of Family in French Cinema Conclusion 9. Adapting literary and visual texts Fantasy Drama Conclusion Conclusion: Where to next for the cinematic influence? Audience and Reception Films Cited Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements List of figures Preface Introduction Two cinematic ecosystems: France and Japan History Reception Chapter structure PART A: History and Style 1. Historicising French and Japanese cinemas Before the nouvelle vague.and after The impact of Japan's Nuberu bagu The rise of the female auteur: Naomi Kawase and Claire Denis Conclusion 2. Cinematic engagement between France and Japan Kurosawa connections Formalising co-productions Conclusion 3. Directorial styles, influence and exchange Styles and Technologies Theatrical antecedents Monochrome Conclusion 4. Tora-san and the Monsieur Hulot influence Tati: choreographing meaning through movement Icons from another era Ambivalence to modernity (and love) Conclusion PART B: Themes, Ideas and Approaches 5. Unemployment and the isolating self The Personal Toll of Unemployment Unemployment in France Isolation Conclusion 6. Location and the sense of place Imagining the nation through rural/urban divides Country living in French cinema French Colonialism Reflections of Japan as Coloniser Absences Conclusion 7. Confrontational cinema Eroticism and sexploitation Violence Conclusion 8. Life, death and states of being Hirokazu Kore-eda: Contemplations on Life The Connectivity and Disconnectivity of Family in French Cinema Conclusion 9. Adapting literary and visual texts Fantasy Drama Conclusion Conclusion: Where to next for the cinematic influence? Audience and Reception Films Cited Bibliography Index
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