Éric Rohmer : a biography

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"The director of twenty-five films, including My Night at Maud's (1969), which was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, and the editor in chief of Cahiers du cinéma from 1957 to 1963, Ã|ric Rohmer set the terms by which people watched, made, and thought about cinema for decades. Such brilliance does not develop in a vacuum, and Rohmer cultivated a fascinating network of friends, colleagues, and industry contacts that kept his outlook sha...

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Rohmer, Éric, 1920-2010

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ISBN:

9780231175586
0231175582

Description:

vi, 637 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Éric Rohmer. English

Notes:

Translated from the French
Includes bibliographical references and index
Translated from the French

Contents:

The mysteries of "le grand momo"
Maurice Schérer's youth: 1920-1945
From Schérer to Rohmer: 1945-1957
Under the sign of Leo: 1959-1962
Under the sign of cahiers: 1957-1963
The laboratory period: 1963-1970
Four moral tales: 1966-1972
Of Germany and the pleasure of teaching: 1969-1994
In pursuit of Perceval: 1978-1979
Six comedies and proverbs: 1980-1986
The Rohmer of the cities and the Rohmer of the countryside: 1973-1995
In the rhythm of the seasons: 1989-1998
Filming history: 1998-2004
A winter's tale: 2006-2007
In pain: 2001-2010

LCCN:

2015041586

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1661348

Other Authors:

Herpe, Noël, author
Neal, Lisa (Lisa Dow), translator
Rendall, Steven, translator

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