Jill Forbes

European Cinema: An Introduction Jill Forbes

Marc Notes: Includes bibl. ref., filmography and index; Cloth announced @ $65.00. Biographical Note: Jill Forbes is Professor of French, University of Strathclyde. Sarah Street is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Bristol. Table of Contents: Introduction * Part I: European Cinema: Economics and Politics * European Cinema: Ideology, Aesthetics and Style * References and Suggestions for Further Reading * Part II: Case Studies * "Bronenosets Potemkin/Potyomkin (The Battleship Potemkin)" --B. Beumers * "The Lodger" --S. Street * "La Regle du jeu" --J. Forbes * "Ossessione" --D. Duncan * "Viridiana" --A. McDermott * "Alice in den Stadten (Alice in the Cities)" --S. Taberner * "Carmen" --A. McDermott * "Good Morning Babilonia" --D. Duncan * "Das Versprechen (The Promise)--S. Taberner * La Haine --J. Forbes * Trainspotting --S. Street * Sibirskii tsiriul'nik (The Barber of Siberia) --B. Beumers" Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 222 (EAN 9780333752098, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Forbes, Jill Jill Forbes is Ashley Watkins Professor of French at the University of Bristol and author of The Cinema in France: After the New Wave (BFI/Macmillan) Contributor Bio:  Street, Sarah Tim Bergfelder is professor of film at the University of Southampton, the author of "International Adventures," and coeditor of "The German Cinema Book "and "The Titanic in Myth and Memory. "Sarah Street is professor of film at the University of Bristol and the author of "British Cinema in Documents," "Transatlantic Crossings: British Feature Films in the USA, "and "Black Narcissus," Sue Harris is a reader in French cinema at Queen Mary, University of London, the author of "Bertrand Blier," and coeditor of "France in Focus: Film and National Identity."