Crisp Colin. The Classic French Cinema 1930-1960

Indiana University Press; Reprint edition, 1997. — 512 p. — ISBN: 978-0253211156
Language: EnglishFrom 1930 to 1960, France produced some of the most famous films ever made, such as Jean Vigo’s Zéro de conduite and Jean Cocteau’s Orphée. Here Colin Crisp investigates this critical period and details the extraordinary ingenuity of French filmmakers, who worked under economic and technological constraints that affected both the production and the consumption of films.