Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939

Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939
ISBN-10
0253215161
ISBN-13
9780253215161
Category
Film genres
Pages
460
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
C. G. Crisp

Description

This work identifies patterns in the fields of character, narrative, and setting in the French cinema of the early sound period.

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