Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le Fou

ISBN-13: 9780521573757 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 208 str.

Albany) David Wills (State University of New York

Opis

Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou (1965), made at the height of the French New Wave, remains a milestone in French cinema. More accessible than his later films, it represents the diverse facets of Godard's concerns and themes: a bittersweet analysis of male-female relations; an interrogation of the image; personal and international politics; the existential dilemmas of consumer society. This volume brings together essays by five prominent scholars of French film. They approach Pierrot le fou from the perspectives of image-and-word-play, aesthetics and politics, history, and high- and popular culture. A full filmography and a selection of reviews are included.

Spis treści

Introduction: oui, bien sûr … oui bien sûr David Wills; 1. The imaginary element: life + cinema Richard Dienst; 2. Pierrot in context(s) Alan Williams; 3. Godard's tricolor Jean-Louis Leutrat; 4. Language gone mad Tom Conley; 5. Pierrot le fou and post-new wave French cinema Jill Forbes.