The French New Wave: Critical Landmarks
Peter Graham, Ginette Vincendeau (editors)This new edition now represents writings by & about women critics & film-makers, including important articles by the critics Evelyne Sullerot, Michele Firk & Françoise Aude, addressing issues of gender & representation, as well as considering New Wave films in the context of contemporary political events, notably France's colonialist war on the Algerian independence movement. To accompany the case study of Godard's À bout de souffle, the new edition includes a case study of the critical reception of two films by Agnès Varda: La Pointe Courte & Cléo de 5 à 7 .
The articles have been specially translated for the volume by Peter Graham, & some are published for the first time in English. These classic writings are accompanied by contextualising introductions by Ginette Vincendeau, updated for this new edition, to form a unique resource on this key cinematic movement & its practitioners.