This invaluable resource by one of the world's leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society. Each filmography includes 101 films listed chronologically (Volume 1: 1929-1939 and Volume 2: 1940-1958) and provides accessible points of entry into the remarkable world of 20th-century French cinema. All entries contain a list of cast members and characters, production details, an overview of the film's cultural and historical significance, and a critical summary of the film's plot and narrative structure. Each volume includes an appendix listing rewards earned and an extensive reference list for further reading and research. A third volume, covering the period 1958-1974, is forthcoming.
Acknowledgments Introduction: The French Cinema in the 1930s Part I. The Introduction of Sound 1930 1. Prix de beaute (released 25 April) 2. Sous les toits de Paris (2 May) 3. L'Age d'or (2 October) 4. Le Chemin du paradis (10 October) 5. Le Roi des resquilleurs (14 November) 6. La Petite Lise (4 December) 1931 7. L'Opera de quat'sous (19 February) 8. David Golder (6 March) 9. Le Million (3 April) 10. Marius (7 October) 11. La Chienne (20 November) 12. A nous la liberte (18 December) 1932 13. Le Sang d'un poete (20 January) 14. Les 5 Gentlemen maudits (10 February) 15. Croix de bois (17 March) 16. L'Atlantide (8 June) 17. Les Gaietes de l'escadron (16 September) 18. Vampyr (23 September) 19. Poil de carotte (4 November) 20. Boudu sauve des eaux (11 November) 21. L'Affaire est dans le sac (25 November) Part II. The Great Depression 1933 22. Quatorze juillet (13 January) 23. L'Homme a l'Hispano (24 March) 24. Theodore et Cie (7 April) 25. Zero de conduite (7 April) 26. La Maternelle (1 September) 27. Cette vieille canaille (3 November) 1934 28. La Rue sans nom (26 January) 29. La Croisiere jaune (18 March) 30. Ces messieurs de la Sante (23 March) 31. Le Grand Jeu (27 April) 32. L'Atalante (14 September) 33. Si j'etais le patron (1 October) 34. Angele (26 October) 35. L'Hotel du Libre Echange (9 November) 1935 36. Pension Mimosas (18 January) 37. Le Bonheur (8 February) 38. Toni (22 February) 39. Justin de Marseille (5 April) 40. Quelle drole de gosse (17 May) 41. Crime et chatiment (17 May) 42. La Bandera (20 September) 43. Princesse Tam-Tam (18 October) 44. L'Equipage (25 October) 45. La Kermesse heroique (1 December) Part III. The Rise of Poetic Realism 1936 46. Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (24 January) 47. Razumov or Sous les yeux d'Occident (20 March) 48. La Terre qui meurt (24 April) 49. La Vie est a nous (12 November 1969) 50. L'Appel du silence (1 May 1936) 51. La Belle Equipe (15 September) 52. Jenny (16 September) 53. Le Roman d'un tricheur (18 September) 54. Cesar (13 November) 55. Une partie de campagne (8 May 1946) 1937 56. Pepe le Moko (28 January) 57. Messieurs les Ronds-de-Cuir (4 February) 58. L'Homme de nulle part (19 February) 59. Marthe Richard au service de la France (16 April) 60. La Grande Illusion (4 June) 61. Sarati le terrible (29 July) 62. Un carnet de bal (9 September) 63. Gribouille (10 September) 64. Gueule d'amour (16 September) 64. Gueule d'amour (9 October) 66. Drole de drame (20 October) 67. Regain (28 October) 68. Desire (3 December) 69. Abus de confiance (3 December) 70. Naples au baiser de feu (17 December) 71. L'Alibi (22 December) 1938 72. Mollenard (26 January) 73. La Marseillaise (9 February) 74. Prison sans barreaux (17 February) and Prisons de femmes (13 October) 75. La Tragedie imperiale (30 March) 76. Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (13 April) 77. L'Etrange Monsieur Victor (4 May) 78. Quai des brumes (18 May) 79. La Femme du boulanger (7 September) 80. Tricoche et Cacolet (7 September) 81. La Maison du Maltais (21 September) 82. Entree des artistes (5 October) 83. Monsieur Coccinelle (22 October) 84. Carrefour (26 October) 85. Le Drame de Shanghai (26 October) 86. La Route enchantee (30 November) 87. Le Joueur d'echecs (30 November) 88. Remontons les Champs-Elysees (30 November) 89. Hotel du Nord (14 December) 90. Trois Valses (14 December) 91. La Bete humaine (23 December) 1939 92. Metropolitain (8 February) 93. La Fin du jour (24 March) 94. Le Jour se leve (7 June) 95. La Regle du jeu (5 July) 96. Circonstances attenuantes (26 July) 97. Sans lendemain (December) Filmed 1939, released 1940 and later 98. Menaces (11 January 1940) 99. Battement de coeur (8 February 1940) 100. Remorques (27 November 1941) 101. Macao, ou L'Enfer du jeu (9 December 1942) Appendix: Prizes and Awards Bibliography Index
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