Bertrand Blier

by Harris, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780719052965
• ISBN10: 0719052963
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-07
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Summary

Sue Harris's provocative study of the films of Bertrand Blier traces the director's career from the early 1960s to the present. Harris outlines the forms, themes, and styles which dominate Blier's work. Her original and controversial discussion considers Blier's alleged misogyny, and looks at the scatological, corporeal, and lucid aspects of his film-making in terms of popular dramatic culture.

Author Biography

Sue Harris is Lecturer in French at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London.

Table of Contents

"L'Impossible Monsieur B.B..." * A Cinema of the Absurd * Festive Madness: The Carnival as Structuring Motif * Bending Gender * A Farewell to Arms: Blier's "Second Career"