Agnes Varda

by Alison Smith, Diana Holmes (Editor), Robert Ingram (Editor)

Overview

The first introduction in English devoted wholly to Varda and aimed at a general and student audience. Places Varda's major films in the context of her whole oeuvre and follows the development of important themes across her work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526141132
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	01/04/2019
Series:	French Film Directors Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Diana Holmes is Professor of French at Keele University
Robert Ingram is Associate Dean in the School of Languages and European Studies at the University of Wolverhampton

Hometown:

Brooklyn, New York

Date of Birth:

December 12, 1968

Place of Birth:

Rochester, New York

Education:

B.A., Brown University, 1992

Website:

http://www.namealltheanimals.com

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Cinécriture and the power of images
2. People and places
3. Women's images and self-images
4. Time and memory
5. Performance, audience and actors
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

The author has a solid grasp of Varda’s recurring themes, and she provides clear, close analyses of her distinctive cinema. Choice

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