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Beschreibung
The 1970s were a pivotal decade for thrillers in French cinema and crime films (also known as "polars") in particular. The genre reached its commercial peak with box-office hits like Borsalino and Le Cercle rouge, starring the country's top stars, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Key works appeared from renowned auteurs such as Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri Verneuil, Rene Clement, and Claude Lelouch, and emerging young filmmakers (Yves Boisset, Philippe Labro, Alain Corneau, and Serge Leroy, among others) strove for the efficiency and visual dynamism of American cinema while often employing the crime genre as a tool for a more nuanced discourse, depicting a nation in the throes of urban mutation and undergoing key political changes.
This book details all of the crime thrillers produced and released in France from 1970 to 1979, with a detailed production history and critical analysis of each title, placing them within the social and political context of postwar French culture, politics and cinema. It includes never-before-seen bits of information taken from French archives.
The 1970s were a pivotal decade for thrillers in French cinema and crime films (also known as "polars") in particular. The genre reached its commercial peak with box-office hits like Borsalino and Le Cercle rouge, starring the country's top stars, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Key works appeared from renowned auteurs such as Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri Verneuil, Rene Clement, and Claude Lelouch, and emerging young filmmakers (Yves Boisset, Philippe Labro, Alain Corneau, and Serge Leroy, among others) strove for the efficiency and visual dynamism of American cinema while often employing the crime genre as a tool for a more nuanced discourse, depicting a nation in the throes of urban mutation and undergoing key political changes.
This book details all of the crime thrillers produced and released in France from 1970 to 1979, with a detailed production history and critical analysis of each title, placing them within the social and political context of postwar French culture, politics and cinema. It includes never-before-seen bits of information taken from French archives.
Über den Autor
Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian and the author of numerous published books and articles. He lives in Cortona, Italy. Frank Lafond, PhD, teaches at a film school, and has published many articles, academic essays, and books. He lives in Brignoles, France.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781476686813
ISBN-10: 1476686815
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Curti, Roberto
Lafond, Frank
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Roberto Curti (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2026
Gewicht: 0,764 kg
Artikel-ID: 134674632