French Animation History-NiP - by Richard Neupert (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>'French Animation History' is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>French Animation History</i> is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history. <ul> <li>Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011</li> <li>The first book dedicated exclusively to this <i>history</i></li> <li>Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood's commercial cartoons</li> <li>Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned <i>Persepolis</i></li> <li>Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Now in paper, <i>French Animation History</i> is the first book to chronicle the 100-year history of animation in France. Charting this vital and singular chapter in the history of cinema, the volume examines France's artistic and technical traditions; how French animators have forged their unique visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style; how France has catapulted itself to the third-largest producer of animation in the world. Including more than 80 color and black and white images from some of the most influential animated films of all time, <i>French Animation History</i> illuminates the exceptional place France holds within the history of world cinema.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Neupert expertly integrates the lives and exploits of the animators with the plots of films they produced and with the trends and issues in the profession...Summing Up: Highly recommended. - C<i>hoice</i></p> <p>"<i>French Animation History</i> is a richly informed and highly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often neglected, dimension of French filmmaking." - <i>H-France Review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Richard Neupert</b> is the Wheatley Professor of the Arts and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in Film Studies at the University of Georgia.</p>
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