Republic of Images A History of French Filmmaking |
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| Author:
| Williams, Alan L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-76267-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1992 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.00 |
Book Description:
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Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895--the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in Paris--to the present day. Williams offers a unique synthesis of history, biography, aesthetics and film theory. He captures the formal and stylistic developments of film in France over nearly one hundred years.
Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895--the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in Paris--to the present day. Williams offers a unique synthesis of history, biography, aesthetics and film theory. He captures the formal and stylistic developments of film in France over nearly one hundred years.