Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris

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ISBN: 9780851709499 | 0851709494
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/26/2003

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Ginette Vincendeau discusses the artistic value of his films in their proper context and comments on Jean-Pierre Melville's love of American culture and his controversial critical and political standing in this English language study.

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Acknowledgments	vi
Introduction: Jean-Pierre Melville, 'An American in Paris'	1	(5)
1 From Film Lover to Film-maker: The Life and Career of Jean-Pierre Melville	6	(21)
2 Stylistic Exercises: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown, Les Enfants terribles, Quand tu liras cette lettre	27	(22)
3 Melville's War: Le Silence de la mer, Léon Morin, prêtre, L'Armée des ombres	49	(50)
4 Between the New Wave and America: Bob le flambeur, Deux hommes dans Manhattan, L'Ainé des Ferchaux	99	(41)
5 Série Noire - films noirs: Le Doulos, Le Deuxième souffle	140	(35)
6 The Delon Trilogy: Le Samouraï, Le Cercle rouge, Un flic	175	(42)
Conclusion: Neither American nor French, but Melvilhan	217	(5)
Filmography	222	(31)
Bibliography	253	(7)
Appendix 1: Melville's Films at the French Box Office	260	(1)
Appendix 2: Melville's Films as Actor	261	(1)
Appendix 3: Melville's Pantheon of Sixty-four Pre-war American Directors	262	(3)
Index	265

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