City of Darkness, City of Light: Emigre Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939

Alastair Phillips

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2004

City of Darkness, City of Light

Emigre Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939

Alastair Phillips

In the series Film Culture in Transition

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048505258

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About this book

A ground-breaking study of the cinematic representation of Paris in the films of émigré filmmakers who made it their first refuge from Hitler's Germany.

Author / Editor information

Alastair Phillips lectures in film and television studies in the department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading, UK.

Reviews

'Alastair Phillips has produced a meticulously researched work covering a fascinating aspect of French cinema, or, more accurately, cinema in France.' - Roger Crittenden in Times Higher Education Supplement

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	7
Chapter One: Introduction Open Access Download PDF	9
Chapter Two: The City in Context Open Access Download PDF	21
Chapter Three: City of Light Open Access Download PDF	73
Chapter Four: City of Darkness Open Access Download PDF	107
Chapter Five: Divided City Open Access Download PDF	149
Chapter Six: Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	171
Notes Open Access Download PDF	177
Appendices Open Access Download PDF	191
Filmography Open Access Download PDF	219
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	221
Index Open Access Download PDF	243

Languages: English, English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: 10 black and white illustrations

eBook

Published: December 29, 2003
ISBN: 9789048505258