French Cinema A Student's Guide

Written by two leading scholars of French film, this study is an introduction to the history and theory of French cinema and an examination of the concepts and techniques involved in the study of film. It features a model essay, sample film analyses, an appendix of statistics, filmography, bibliography and glossary of terms. Phil Powrieis Professor of French Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research into Film and Media at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Keith Readeris Professor of Modern French Studies at the University of Glasgow. Written by two leading scholars of French film, this study is an introduction to the history and theory of French cinema and an examination of the concepts and techniques involved in the study of film. It features a model essay, sample film analyses, an appendix of statistics, filmography, bibliography and glossary of terms. Written by two leading scholars of French film, this study is an introduction to the history and theory of French cinema and an examination of the concepts and techniques involved in the study of film. It features a model essay, sample film analyses, an appendix of statistics, filmography, bibliography and glossary of terms.

Phil Powrie is Professor of French Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research into Film and Media at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.  Keith Reader is Professor of Modern French Studies at the University of Glasgow.