{"product_id":"notes-on-the-cinematograph-paperback","title":"Notes on the Cinematograph - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Bresson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJ. M. G. Le Clézio\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe French film director Robert Bresson was one of the great artists of the twentieth century and among the most radical, original, and radiant stylists of any time. He worked with nonprofessional actors--models, as he called them--and deployed a starkly limited but hypnotic array of sounds and images to produce such classic works as \u003ci\u003eA Man Escaped\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePickpocket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Country Priest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLancelot of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. From the beginning to the end of his career, Bresson dedicated himself to making movies in which nothing is superfluous and everything is always at stake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes on the Cinematograph\u003c\/i\u003e distills the essence of Bresson's theory and practice as a filmmaker and artist. He discusses the fundamental differences between theater and film; parses the deep grammar of silence, music, and noise; and affirms the mysterious power of the image to unlock the human soul. This book, indispensable for admirers of this great director and for ­students of the cinema, will also prove an inspiration, much like Rilke's \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, for anyone who responds to the claims of the imagination at its most searching and rigorous.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bresson\u003c\/b\u003e (1901-1999) was born in Bromont-Lamothe, France. He attended the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, and moved to Paris after graduation, hoping to become a painter. He directed a short comedy, \u003ci\u003eAffaires publiques\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1934, but his work was curtailed by the outbreak of World War II. He enlisted in the French army in 1939 and was captured in 1940, spending a year in a labor camp as a prisoner of war. After his release he returned to Paris and directed \u003ci\u003eAngels of Sin\u003c\/i\u003e (1943), his first full-length film, under the German occupation. \u003ci\u003eLes dames du Bois de Boulogne\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1945, and in 1951 \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Country Priest\u003c\/i\u003e was met with widespread acclaim. His next film, \u003ci\u003eA Man Escaped\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), which follows the memoirs of André Devigny, a French Resistance leader incarcerated during World War II, became a hit. He made eleven more films over the next three decades, including \u003ci\u003eMouchette\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted from the Georges Bernanos novel of the same name, published as an NYRB Classic); \u003ci\u003eAu Hasard Balthazar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePickpocket\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLancelot of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eL'Argent\u003c\/i\u003e. Throughout his career Bresson eschewed the use of theatrical techniques and employed nonprofessional actors whom he referred to as models. Raised in the Catholic faith, he worked on and off throughout his career on an adaptation of the book of Genesis, which never saw fruition. He died in Droue-sur-Drouette at the age of ninety-eight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robert Bresson's interviews, edited by Mylène Bresson, are collected in \u003ci\u003eBresson on Bresson\u003c\/i\u003e, published by New York Review Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (1906-1990) served as the director of BBC European Intelligence during World War II. Among the authors he has translated are Jean Giono, Fernando Pessoa, and Nikos Kazantzakis. A collection of Griffin's poetry, \u003ci\u003eIn Earthlight\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1995. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ.M.G. Le Clézio\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nice in 1940. He has written more than forty books, including works of fiction and memoir as well as collections of essays and books for children. In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770376421664,"sku":"9781681370248","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e3e6f897d4e4059e656bc2a4f352030.webp?v=1780370440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/notes-on-the-cinematograph-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}