French Animation History
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:21st Feb '14
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- Hardback£118.95(9781444338362)
French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.
- Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
- The first book dedicated exclusively to this history
- Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood’s commercial cartoons
- Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned Persepolis
- Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film
"Neupert expertly integrates the lives and exploits of the animators with the plots of films they produced and with the trends and issues in the profession…Summing Up: Highly recommended." – Choice
“French Animation History is a richly informed and highly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often neglected, dimension of French filmmaking.” - H-France Review
ISBN: 9781118798768
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
Weight: 299g
224 pages