Henri-Georges ClouzotChristopher Lloyd.
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2007.
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- French Film Directors .
Includes bibliographies and index.
LIST OF PLATES; SERIES EDITORS' FORWARD; ACKNOWLEDEMENTS; 1 Clouzot and the cinema; 2 Occupation and its discontents; 3 Reconstruction and retribution: Clouzot's post-war films; 4 Beyond genre: Le Salaire de la peur; 5 Suspense and surveillance: Les Diaboliques and Les Espions; 6 Filming Picasso and Karajan; 7 The final films; Conclusion; FILMOGRAPHY; SELECT BIBLOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.
Despite his controversial reputation and international notoriety as a film-maker, no full-length study of Clouzot has ever been published in English. This book offers a significant revaluation of Clouzot?s achievement, situating his career in the wider context of French cinema and society, and providing detailed and clear analysis of his major films (Le Corbeau, Quai des Orfèvres, Le Salaire de la peur, Les Diaboliques, Le Mystère Picasso). Clouzot?s films combine meticulous technical control with sardonic social commentary and the ability to engage and entertain a broad public. Although his f.
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