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Author:   Christine Leteux ,  Bertrand Taverneir
Publisher:   University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint:   University of Wisconsin Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.239kg
ISBN:  

9780299339807

ISBN 10:   0299339807
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Prologue Chapter 1: Paris, Autumn 1940 Chapter 2: Alfred Greven Chapter 3: The beginnings of a society Chapter 4: Early productions Chapter 5: Decoin and Greven Chapter 6: Henri-Georges Clouzot, scriptwriter Chapter 7: Les Inconnus dans la maison (The Strangers in the House) Chapter 8: Greven’s empire Chapter 9: Leaving Continental Chapter 10: The Russians of Billancourt Chapter 11: A Trip to Berlin Chapter 12: The Harry Baur affair Chapter 13: Filming in the afternoon Chapter 14: New directors Chapter 15: The Caprices affair Chapter 16: Richard Pottier Chapter 17: Maurice Tourneur Chapter 18: La Main du diable (Carnival of Sinners) Chapter 19: Maneuvers in a neutral zone Chapter 20: Documentaries Chapter 21: Le Corbeau (The Raven) Chapter 22: Les AnnÉes difficiles (Difficult Years) Chapter 23: La Vie de plaisir (Life of Pleasure) Chapter 24: Endgame Chapter 25: Purge Chapter 26: Greven’s last years Filmography Bibliography

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[A] penetrating monograph. . . . Leteux writes with a trial lawyer's precision, packing copious research into just over 200 pages. . . . Leteux has produced a detailed picture of an industry under duress that never bogs down in unnecessary details. --Shepherd Express Praise for the French edition: Soon to become a classic among film books. . . . A real page turner. --La Septieme Obsession A striking 400-page 'feature film' as precise as the mechanics of a vintage Simplex projector. 'I've been waiting for such a book for years, ' exclaims Bertrand Tavernier in the foreword. He is not the only one. --Le Canard Enchaine Provides a fascinating panorama, embodied, unexpected, confused, and illuminating. --Le Figaro

Praise for the French edition: Soon to become a classic among film books. . . . A real page turner. --La Septieme Obsession A striking 400-page 'feature film' as precise as the mechanics of a vintage Simplex projector. 'I've been waiting for such a book for years, ' exclaims Bertrand Tavernier in the foreword. He is not the only one. --Le Canard Enchaine Provides a fascinating panorama, embodied, unexpected, confused, and illuminating. --Le Figaro

Author Information

Christine Leteux is the author of the biographies Albert Capellani: Cinéaste du romanesque (self-translated into English as Albert Capellani: Pioneer of the Silent Screen) and Maurice Tourneur: Réalisateur sans frontières. She is the translator of several books by British film historian and filmmaker Kevin Brownlow and the winner of the Raymond Chirat Prize, awarded by the Lumière Institute in Lyon.

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