Childhood...Literary and Cinematic Inspiration
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This book examines seven French language films, produced between 1952-1991 by well-known directors, which have enjoyed considerable popular and critical success. In these films––Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games) film by René Clément based on the story by François Boyer, Les Quatre cents coups (The Four Hundred Blows) by François Truffaut, Rue Cases-Nègres (Sugar Cane Alley) film by Euzhan Palcy based on the novel Black Shack Alley by Joseph Zobel, Le Grand-Chemin (The Grand Highway) by Jean-Loup Hubert, Au Revoir les enfants (Good-bye, Children) by Louis Malle, La Gloire de mon père (My Fathers Glory) and Le Château de ma mère (My Mothers Castle) films by Yves Robert based on Souvenirs dEnfance (Memories of Childhood) by Marcel Pagnol––one finds a unifying common denominator: childhood. During these years French society was in a sense rediscovering itself through the innocence and vulnerability of children. This study highlights the narrative styles of the literary works and their filmic adaptations by analyzing temporal schemes, subjectivity of narration and focalization, child-heroes defined by their entourages, rites of passage, the meeting of childhood and myth, childhood as the source of literary and cinematographic variations, and the critical view of society and the human condition presented by each filmmaker. This study is richly illustrated with stills from the various films. Also available in French from Summa Publications, Inc.Awards2011 International Book Awards Winner2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards WinnerCritiques Carol Altman presents French books and films about childhood that have attracted an extensive audience ... and were celebrated world wide: ... a remarkably informed and fascinating work for all audiences. She also underlines in each work its unique resonance and charm, the echos of the society and of History, and the power of the presence of the poetic and creative imagination. The public will find in her book import
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