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Georges Franju

Hardback

Main Details

Title Georges Franju
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kate Ince
SeriesFrench Film Directors Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780719068287
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 14 April 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Georges Franju is the fullest study to date of this little-known French director, the co-founder of the Cinematheque francaise, and the first book on him in English since 1967. Born in 1912, but only enjoying his real debut as a director in 1948 with his notorious documentary about Parisian abattoirs Le Sang des betes, Franju went on to make thirteen more courts metrages and eight longs metrages, including his horror classic Les Yeux sans visage. Ince takes a new approach to Franju's films, investigating the areas of genre and gender, and grouping the films thematically rather than chronologically. A chapter on Franju's cinematic aesthetics offers a new synthesis of existing writings, combined with the author's responses to the films. A full introduction and conclusion set Franju's directorial career in the context of his lifelong commitment to France's cinema institutions. Georges Franju will be of great interest to researchers, academics and students in French and in film studies

Author Biography

Kate Ince is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Birmingham