Antoine de Baecque Knihy

Francois Truffaut hatte immer die Absicht, einmal sein Leben zu erzählen, doch durch seinen viel zu frühen Tod im Jahr 1984 konnte dieser Plan nicht verwirklicht werden. Diese Biographie stützt sich auf Berichte und Erinnerungen enger Freunde und Mitarbeiter des berühmten Filmemachers.

Antoine de Baecque proposes a new historiography of cinema, investigating how cinematic representation changes the very nature of history.

One of the most distinguished filmmakers of the French new wave.... [de Baecque and Herpe] pull off the high-wire act of appealing to both film scholars and lay readers with a combination of comprehensive research and engaging storytelling. The book will foster a renewed appreciation of a complex artist and the remarkable body of work he left behind. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

La Nouvelle Vague a incarné l'état d'esprit d'une génération située à mi-chemin entre la génération existentialiste de la fin des années 40 et la génération yéyé du début des années 60. Les quatre cents coups, A bout de souffle, Les cousins, Hiroshima mon amour, ont marqué l'histoire du cinéma. Saint-Tropez est devenu un lieu culte

Tim Burton is one of the most popular and innovative creative forces working in Hollywood today. From his first films as a cinema obsessed adolescent to his most recent Hollywood blockbusters like Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland, this new monograph by acclaimed author and film critic Antoine de Baecque, takes readers on a behind the scenes journey through Burton's eccentric career. Featuring interviews with Burton himself that reveal quirky personal anecdotes, exhaustively researched and gorgeously illustrated with film stills, set photographs and a wide selection of Burton's drawings, this vivid account of one of American cinema's greatest stars will delight fans and critics alike.