French cinema : the first wave, 1915-1929
This comprehensive history of the French cinema between World War I and the coming of sound focuses on the narrative film to question most of the received notions about the period, such as the supposed sharp split between avant-garde and commercial filmmakers. This book offers a study of some unexplored topic, like the development of the major narrative film genres, and a new working definition of the narrative avant-garde in the context of conventional film practise
Print Book, English, ©1984
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©1984