Claude Chabrol's Aesthetics of Opacity (Paperback)

Claude Chabrol's cinema is generally associated with a specific type of psychological thriller, one set in the French provinces and fascinated with murder, incest, fragmented families, unstable spaces and inscrutable female characters. But Chabrol's films are both deceptively accessible and deeply reflexive, and in this innovative reappraisal of his filmography Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze explores the Chabrol who was influenced by Balzac, Magritte and Stanley Kubrick. Bringing to the fore Chabrol's 'aesthetic of opacity', the book deconstructs the apparent clarity and comfort of his chosen genre, encouraging the viewer to reflect on the relationship between illusion and reality, and the status of the film image itself.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-3186-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-3186-0
Barcode:	9781474431866

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