Claude Chabrol; Author: Austin, Guy; Paperback

Author: Austin, Guy
French Film Directors (Paperback); Paperback; 8 B&w Illustrations, Filmography, Bibliography, In
203 pages
Published: October 1999
Manchester University Press
ISBN: 0719052726

This clear and comprehensive study is the first book-length analysis of Claude Chabrol to be published in English since 1970. It brings back into focus a giant of French cinema, a man recently described by the French film press as possibly the greatest living French film-maker. Claude Chabrol has made more than fifty films in a career spanning forty years. This illuminating account traces the development of his film style. It contains detailed analyses of the major films, an exploration of Chabrol's concern with genre, and an awareness of his work's theoretical and political resonance.This is the first book length study in English on Chabrol since 1970. Claude Chabrol has made more than 50 films in a career spanning 40 years. This account traces the development of his film style from the experimental period of the Nouvelle Vague to the mature thriller of the 1970s and the work of the 1990s.