ReFocus : : The Films of Francis Veber / / Keith Corson.
Analyses how the French director Francis Veber uses comedy to make serious social commentariesFew directors have played such a prominent role as Francis Veber in shaping the cinematic identity of France over the past forty years, yet in many ways his chosen genre of comedy has relegated his work to...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) :; 15 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Francis Veber and the Canon
- 2 Toy Story: Le jouet (1976)
- 3 Mexican Holiday: La chèvre (1981)
- 4 The Road to Fatherhood: Les compères (1983)
- 5 The Great Escape: Les fugitifs (1986)
- 6 Francis Goes to Hollywood: Three Fugitives (1989)
- 7 A Parisian in America: Out on a Limb (1992)
- 8 Rainforest Redemption: Le jaguar (1996)
- 9 The Art of Canned Theatre: Le dîner de cons (1998)
- 10 Closet Conservatives: Le placard (2001)
- 11 Repetition and Revision: Tais-toi! (2003)
- 12 Modern Times: La doublure (2006)
- 13 The Last Picture Show: L’emmerdeur (2008)
- Conclusion: The Precarious State of National Cinemas
- Bibliography
- Index