French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present - Softcover

"This engaging, readable book provides all one needs to know about French film. Essential." This 400-page history of French Cinema takes us at a gallop from the moment in 1895 when the Lumiere brothers gave us the cinematograph. The Guardian UK "Covering material ranging from the Lumieres to Pitof's Vidocq (2001), 'the first all-digital feature film, ' this crammed survey provides an excellent introduction to a hardy national cinema-and to film in general . This engaging, readable book provides all one needs to know about French film. Essential." Choice "The conditions under which wartime film-makers produced their work are enlighteningly explored, as is the political will which so heavily subsidized and ultimately shaped French cinema in the 1970s and subsequently. Lanzoni explains quite thoroughly the reasons why French cinema has become in the main so conventional and unrewarding in recent years A solid and interesting book about the French film industry." The Spectator "I was very happy to come across (French Cinema), as it matches almost exactly what I thought should be covered in class. Prior to its publication (I) was unable to find anything else quite like it. I hope that you will continue to update it periodically so it can be used for the sort of broad survey course I am teaching. In addition to its insightful and thorough overview of more than a century of French films, it has the added benefit of being very well-written. I hope it will be discovered by others teaching French film courses and that its availability may encourage faculty to develop such courses where they do not already exist. C'est moi qui dois vous remercier d'avoir ecrit un si bon livre!" Mark Poindexter, Professor, Department of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University Recommended Vacation Reading. Film fans, primarily devotees of foreign films, can t help but benefit from a serious perusal of this hardcover, which tells movie goers just about everything they might wish to know about the development of cinema in France. Hai Rai !!!!! Must Read." Public News Service Lanzoni s book is an enter in what the French secretly keep out of reach of Hollywood film producers: the recipe of a century of success Amazon.com a comprehensive look at the art form fascinating information American Salon this book should become the obligatory first reference point for discussions of the French cinema in the future .elegantly organized, well researched, but always interesting history French Cinema belongs in the library of anyone who loves the cinema. It will satisfy the specialist with its reliability and completeness, while it will engage the student and general reader with its lack of jargon and sensible organization. No doubt it will become the standard text on the subject for years to come. Peter Bondanella, Chairman and Distinguished Professor, Western European Studies, Indiana University, author of Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present "The co "Coming from esteemed film scholar Remi Lanzoni, this detailed book treads the innovative path of French cinema from 1895 to 2002, offering an all-encompassing history...he is an adroit guide, and this is a useful appendage to any cinefile's library." Good Book Guide

To a large extent the story of French filmmaking is the story of moviemaking. From the earliest images through the silent era, Surrealist influence, the Nazi Occupation, New Wave and presently, Lanzonu examines a considerable number fo the world's most beloved films from each era, providing insight into our favourite films.