Martin O'Shaughnessy Knihy

This comprehensive analysis explores Jean Renoir's sound films, including his Hollywood works, shedding new light on his celebrated career. It delves into critical debates surrounding his films, emphasizing overlooked themes of gender, nation, and ethnicity, prompting a reevaluation of his political commitment. The book traces Renoir's evolution from silent films to television, situating his work within a dynamic socio-historical context. Detailed chapter analyses highlight his changing style and cover various periods, including the Popular Front and his later films.

Focusing on the resurgence of French political cinema since 1995, this book offers an in-depth analysis of its evolution, distinctive features, and originality. It examines the contributions of prominent directors like Cantet, Tavernier, and Kassovitz, while also highlighting lesser-known figures and the influential Dardenne brothers from Belgium. The text explores how these filmmakers are redefining political cinema through innovative stylistic and narrative approaches that resonate with today's societal landscape.

Directed by the great Jean Renoir, La Grande Illusion (1937) is the finest of all anti-war films and a cinematic masterwork. This title shows how, not content to register the world as it is, the film plays off competing historical possibilities against each other, facing the public with their responsibility to shape the future.

Develops important insights into the politics of contemporary cinema and cinematic responses to the Crisis

The first book-length study of Cantet's work in English. It explores his unique working 'method,' and discusses his very particular way of constructing films at the uneasy interface of the individual, the group and the broader social context. -- .