92 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
92 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
92 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This original study examines the representation of the body in French New Wave films through discussion of a series of films by Jean-Luc Godard, perhaps the central figure of the French New Wave.
Through analysis of À bout de souffle , Une femme est une femme , Le Mépris and Alphaville , alongside discussion of some of Godard’s lesser-known French New Wave films, the book explores the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The art cinema body in theory 3. Lingering in the men’s room 4. Of aliens and alter egos 5. Of bathroom sinks and the streets below 6. Of wigs and fig leaves 7. Of totalitarianism and toilet doors 8. Conclusion
Biography
Francesca Minnie Hardy is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at Nottingham Trent University. Her research explores the body’s relationship to cinema, both on- and off-screen. Her first monograph, titled Vital Resonances: Encountering film with Varda, Haneke and Nancy, was published in 2021 by Edinburgh University Press.
