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Les Diaboliques: French Film Guide Susan Hayward 9781845111021

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Hugely enjoyable and exciting, long awaited book by top world authority on French cinema. This is the first book to focus on this very contemporary film. "Les Diaboliques" is often shown and is easily available on DVD and video "Les Diaboliques" was a top grossing film in 1955. Clouzot shrouded his film in mystery and also radically changed the original story of the novel, heterosexualising the original lesbian plot. "Les Diaboliques" still intrigues perhaps due to its excessive ambiguities and numerous plot twists that make it a 'film noir' to end all 'films noir', and not least the great performance of Simone Signoret. In this enjoyable and challenging "Cine-File", Hayward sets "Les Diaboliques" against the political culture of its time and demonstrates the importance of Clouzot as a master of the thriller genre. She gives an illuminating in-depth textual analysis of the film and presents a comparison with its US remake.

"Les Diaboliques" was a top grossing film in 1955. The author sets "Les Diaboliques" against the political culture of its time, and demonstrates the importance of Clouzot as a master of the thriller genre. She gives an in-depth textual analysis of the film, and presents a comparison with its US remake.

About the Author
Susan Hayward is Professor of French, University of Exeter. Her books include: 'Luc Besson', 'French National Cinema' and co-author of 'French Film, Texts and Contexts'.

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'...a clear and enthusiastic text... '...it achieves its goal admirably' Film Review, upcoming issue.



Book Information
ISBN 9781845111021
Author Susan Hayward
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Series Cine-File French Film Guides

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