Jean Gabin

Author : Joseph Harriss
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813196336

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Jean Gabin by Joseph Harriss Pdf

When one thinks of the quintessential Frenchman, one likely pictures Jean Gabin (1904-1976). The son of music hall performers, the Paris-born actor grew up in the entertainment business. His onscreen debut in the 1930's marked the beginning of many memorable roles in films such as La Grande Illusion (1937) and Émile Zola's La Bête Humaine (1938). His performances would earn him international recognition and establish his reputation as one of the greatest stars of film noir. Pausing his performances on screen, Gabin joined the Allied struggle of WWII. Serving under General Charles De Gaulle in the Free French Forces as a tank commander, Gabin was awarded several medals for his service. Upon his return to acting after the war, he became the embodiment of the uniquely French spirit—a persona that would define his future roles. In Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France, Joseph Harriss tells the story of this French icon. This well-researched biography documents Gabin's life from his start as a reluctant singer and dancer in Parisian music halls to his rise to film superstardom. Harriss recounts the actor's multi-faceted persona, including his famously fiery temper, his tumultuous love affairs—including a six-year relationship with the German star Marlene Dietrich—and his military valor. With this enthralling work, film enthusiasts can gain an appreciation of France's quintessential movie star and his lasting impact on world cinema during its Golden Age.

Author : Joseph Harriss
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476634609

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Jean Gabin by Joseph Harriss Pdf

Jean Gabin was more than just a star of iconic movies still screened in film festivals around the world. To many, he was France itself. During his 45-year career, he acted in 95 films, including Le Quai des Brumes, La Grande Illusion, Touchez Pas au Grisbi and French Cancan. From his start as a reluctant song and dance man at the Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergere, Gabin became a first-magnitude actor under such directors as Julien Duvivier, Marcel Carne and Jean Renoir. This revealing biography traces his involvement in the realisme poetique and film noir movements of the 1930s and 1940s, his unhappy Hollywood years, his role in the World War II liberation of France, his tumultuous affairs with Michele Morgan and Marlene Dietrich and his real-life role as a Normandy gentleman farmer.

Author : Rémi Fournier Lanzoni
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0826416004

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French Cinema by Rémi Fournier Lanzoni Pdf

To a large extent the story of French filmmaking is the story of moviemaking. From the earliest images through the silent era, Surrealist influence, the Nazi Occupation, New Wave and presently, Lanzonu examines a considerable number fo the world's most beloved films from each era, providing insight into our favourite films.

Author : André Bazin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520242289

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What Is Cinema? by André Bazin Pdf

These two volumes have been classics of film studies for as long as they've been available and are considered the gold standard in the field of film criticism.

Author : Edward Baron Turk
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674114604

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Child of Paradise by Edward Baron Turk Pdf

Traces the career of the influential French director and uses psychoanalytical concepts to analyze his major films.

Author : J. David Riva,Guy Stern
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Entertainers
ISBN : 9780814332498

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A Woman at War by J. David Riva,Guy Stern Pdf

"In this collection of interviews and photographs, the many facets of Dietrich's personality and of her life during World War II are recounted by those whose lives she touched"--Front flap of jacket.

Author : Lisa Block de Behar
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110144255

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A Rhetoric of Silence and Other Selected Writings by Lisa Block de Behar Pdf

Author : Alberica Bazzoni,Emma Bond,Katrin Wehling-Giorgi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611479171

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Goliarda Sapienza in Context by Alberica Bazzoni,Emma Bond,Katrin Wehling-Giorgi Pdf

The present edited collection of essays on the Sicilian author Goliarda Sapienza includes contributions from established and emerging scholars working in the field of contemporary women’s writing. Essays in this volume examine Sapienza through multiple perspectives, taking into account the articulation of subjectivity through autobiographical writing and the complex representation of gender and sexual identities. Also considered here is Sapienza’s oblique position within the Italian literary canon, with contributions moving beyond isolated textual analyses whilst attempting to situate the author’s works within a framework of intertextual and contextual cultural references. Exploring the fertile network of explicit and implicit intersections with Italian and European literature (English and French in particular), as well as with Western philosophical thought in which Sapienza’s texts are embedded, this volume will provide an overdue contribution to the belated appraisal of an author whose due recognition is, in Cesare Garboli’s words, only a matter of time: “Time will work in favour of Goliarda Sapienza’s works. And this is not a wish; it is a certainty.”

Author : Alastair Phillips,Ginette Vincendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781838716578

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Journeys of Desire by Alastair Phillips,Ginette Vincendeau Pdf

A comprehensive guide to European actors in American film, this book brings together 15 chapters with A-Z entries on over 900 individuals. It includes case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the emigres, such as the stereotyping of European actresses in 'bad women' roles, and the irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis.

Author : Phil Hardy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0520215389

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The BFI Companion to Crime by Phil Hardy Pdf

"A complete and detailed guide to crime on film: prison dramas, film noir, heist movies, juvenile delinquents, serial killers, bank robbers, and many other subgenres and motifs. The historical and social background to movie crime is covered by articles on the FBI, the Mafia, the Japanese yakuza, prohibition, boxing, union rackets, drugs, poisoning, prostitution, and many other topics."--Cover.

Author : Margaret C. Flinn
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781781385975

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The Social Architecture of French Cinema by Margaret C. Flinn Pdf

This book provides a vital new reading of documentary and realist fiction film of the French 1930s that focuses on how these genres interlock their representations of urban spaces and places.

Author : Andrea Shaw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996-04-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 068480011X

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Seen That, Now What? by Andrea Shaw Pdf

You've never used a video guide like this before. You loved Chariots of Fire and you want to see something like it. Where do you start? Look up Chariots of Fire in the index, and find it in Drama. There you'll see it listed under White Flannel Films: Welcome to the glory days of the British empire when the ruling class rode horses on large country estates, servants were in plentiful supply, and only an adulterous lover questioned the status quo. As in other costume dramas, the period details are celebrations of all that was brilliant and luxurious, with the camera sweeping over British, Indian, or African countryscapes and exquisite turn-of-the-century interiors. But all this lush upholstery doesn't cover up the intelligent, thoughtful stories -- usually based on Lawrence, Forster, and Waugh novels -- played by stellar British actors. In White Flannel Films there are concise, witty reviews of select movies like A Room with a View A Passage to India Heat and Dust The Shooting Party Out of Africa White Mischief and more There is also a unique ratings system that helps you distinguish the bombs from the sleepers. But the key is that all these films offer the same kind of viewing experience -- if you like one, chances are good you'll like the others, too. Seen That, Now What? is your own personal video genius, who knows everything about movies and exactly what you like to watch.

Author : Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780191518188

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The Oxford History of World Cinema by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith Pdf

The Oxford History of World Cinema is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken. It traces the history of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular entertainment form, covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. The book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, from animation to the Avant-Garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong, with an international team of distinguished film historians telling the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel. Other chapters outline the evolution of national cinemas round the world - the varied and distinctive filmic traditions that have developed alongside Hollywood. Also included are over 140 special inset features on the film-makers and personalities - Garbo and Godard, Keaton and Kurosawa, Bugs Bunny and Bergman - who have had an enduring impact in popular memory and cinematic lore. With over 300 illustrations, a full bibliography, and an extensive index, The Oxford History of World Cinema is an invaluable and entertaining guide and resource for the student and general reader.

Author : Alan Goble
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110951943

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The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film by Alan Goble Pdf

Author : Ginette Vincendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781838717599

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Pepe le Moko by Ginette Vincendeau Pdf

Vincendeau's analysis places 'Pepe le Moko' in its aesthetic, generic and cultural contexts, ranging from Duvivier's brilliant camera-work, to Gabin's suits and the film's orientalist setting. In the BFI FILM CLASSICS series.