Synopses & Reviews
This study explores the work of French filmmaker Marguerite Duras, as an expression of both her personal experience and her political commitment. The films are thus located within their autobiographical, as well as their social and historical context. Individual chapters consider the relationship between Duras's wok as a writer and a director, the impact of socialism and feminism on her cinema, and representations of gender and sexuality in her films.
Synopsis
The first book in English to deal exclusively with Duras' cinema, including such films as India Song, Le Camion, and Nathalie Granger. Provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to her films, which is accessible to a wide readerhip, both specialist and non-specialist. Locates the films in their autobiographical as well as social and historical context, making the book broadly interesting to students and teachers in all areas of French Studies. The book's empahasis on gender issues widens it's appeal to include those working in Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies.
Synopsis
This book provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to the films of Marguerite Duras, one of the greatest French filmmakers of the 20th century, by presenting detailed analyses of her key films, focusing on their experimental and innovative aspects.
Synopsis
This book provides a lucid and stimulating introduction to the films of Marguerite Duras, one of the greatest French filmmakers of the 20th century, by presenting detailed analyses of her key films, focusing on their experimental and innovative aspects.
About the Author
Renate Günther is Lecturer in French at the University of Sheffield.
Table of Contents
Autobiography, History, and Politics * Words and Images: Filming Desire * The Politics of Cinema * Gender and Sexuality