Books on Cinema

Colin MacCabe is a British academic, writer, film producer and a professor of English and film at the University of Pittsburgh. A former editor of Screen magazine and a collaborator of British Film Institute (BFI), he has written books on James Joyce ( James Joyce and the Revolution of the Word ) and Jean-Luc Godard ( Godard: A Portrait of the Artist at 70 ). His book Godard: Images, Sounds, Politics analyses visual and sound aspects of the French filmmaker films since the Nouvelle Vague years until his television work, investigating Godard’s oeuvre through a technological, political and sexual perspective. In each chapter Godard gives a brief comment through interviews conducted by MacCabe. Excerpts: “[On Une Femme Mariée ] When we are made privy to her inner thoughts they offer no coherent account of her situation but rather a stream of disconnected phrases. This lack of a coherent view enables the film to break down a unified image of a woman’s body, held in a man’s lo...

Jean-Luc Godard (1930) is, arguably, not only the most important living filmmaker, but also one of the greatest directors of all-time. A philosopher thinking with a camera, raising questions about cinema, society, politics and History, in innovative and non-conforming ways, his body of work has influenced filmmakers from Europe to America, from the mainstream to the avant-garde, more than any other director. He is best known for being part of the  Nouvelle Vague  with revolutionary movies as the cinephilic and exuberant noir  À Bout de Souffle  ( Breathless , 1960), the existentialist  Vivre Sa Vie  ( My Life to Live , 1962) or the disconsolately romantic  Le Mépris  ( Contempt , 1963). From the end of the '60s until mid-'70s he entered in a militant phase with Jean-Pierre Gorin and continued a controversial oeuvre with political films as  Vladimir et Rosa  (1971). In the '80s he returned to, in a way, more commercial pictures as ...

Jean-Luc Godard (1930) is, arguably, not only the most important living filmmaker, but also one of the greatest directors of all-time. A philosopher thinking with a camera, raising questions about cinema, society, politics and History, in innovative and non-conforming ways, his body of work has influenced filmmakers from Europe to America, from the mainstream to the avant-garde, more than any other director. He is best known for being part of the Nouvelle Vague with revolutionary movies as the cinephilic and exuberant noir À Bout de Souffle ( Breathless , 1960), the existentialist Vivre Sa Vie ( My Life to Live , 1962) or the disconsolately romantic Le Mépris ( Contempt , 1963). From the end of the '60s until mid-'70s he entered in a militant phase with Jean-Pierre Gorin and continued a controversial oeuvre with political films as Vladimir et Rosa (1971). In the '80s he returned to, in a way, more commercial pictures as Sauve Qui Peut ( La Vie ) (1980) or Prénom: Ca...

Jean-Luc Godard (1930) is, arguably, not only the most important living filmmaker, but also one of the greatest directors of all-time. A philosopher thinking with a camera, raising questions about cinema, society, politics and History, in innovative and non-conforming ways, his body of work has influenced filmmakers from Europe to America, from the mainstream to the avant-garde, more than any other director. He is best known for being part of the Nouvelle Vague with revolutionary movies as the cinephilic and exuberant noir À Bout de Souffle ( Breathless , 1960), the existentialist  Vivre Sa Vie ( My Life to Live , 1962) or the disconsolately romantic Le Mépris ( Contempt , 1963). From the end of the '60s until mid-'70s he entered in a militant phase with Jean-Pierre Gorin and continued a controversial  oeuvre with political films as Vladimir et Rosa (1971). In the '80s he returned to, in a way, more commercial pictures as Sauve Qui Peut (La Vie) (1980) or Prénom: ...