Cinematic Influence

Cinematic Influence

Interaction and Exchange Between the Cinemas of France and Japan

McCann, Dr. Ben; Pugsley, Peter C.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

07/2024

262

Mole

Inglês

9781501382932

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements
List of figures
Preface

Introduction
Two cinematic ecosystems: France and Japan
History
Reception
Chapter structure

PART A: History and Style

1. Historicising French and Japanese cinemas
Before the nouvelle vague...and after
The impact of Japan's Nuberu bagu
The rise of the female auteur: Naomi Kawase and Claire Denis
Conclusion

2. Cinematic engagement between France and Japan
Kurosawa connections
Formalising co-productions
Conclusion

3. Directorial styles, influence and exchange
Styles and Technologies
Theatrical antecedents
Monochrome
Conclusion

4. Tora-san and the Monsieur Hulot influence
Tati: choreographing meaning through movement
Icons from another era
Ambivalence to modernity (and love)
Conclusion

PART B: Themes, Ideas and Approaches

5. Unemployment and the isolating self
The Personal Toll of Unemployment
Unemployment in France
Isolation
Conclusion

6. Location and the sense of place
Imagining the nation through rural/urban divides
Country living in French cinema
French Colonialism
Reflections of Japan as Coloniser
Absences
Conclusion

7. Confrontational cinema
Eroticism and sexploitation
Violence
Conclusion

8. Life, death and states of being
Hirokazu Kore-eda: Contemplations on Life
The Connectivity and Disconnectivity of Family in French Cinema
Conclusion

9. Adapting literary and visual texts
Fantasy
Drama
Conclusion

Conclusion: Where to next for the cinematic influence?
Audience and Reception

Films Cited
Bibliography
Index
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world cinema; film industry; french film; japanese film