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02206aam a2200289Ii 4500 001 58A6DA80B4A811ECBDCF981B5BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220405011336 008 220329s2021 nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1940625475 020 $a 9781940625478 035 $a (OCoLC)1306219549 040 $a IWA $b eng $e rda $c IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a PN1998.3.M455 D53x 2021 100 1 $a Dickos, Andrew, $d 1952- 245 10 $a Honor among thieves : $b the cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville / $c by Andrew Dickos. 250 $a First Contra Mundum Press edition 264 1 $a New York : $b Contra Mundum Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 212 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "The crosscurrents between the classic Hollywood cinema and France's postwar cinema are rich in producing iconic imagery with philosophical resonance, and no filmmaker has immersed himself in this project more than Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973). Nurtured on American movies, and living through the turbulent years of the mid-20th century, Melville memorialized his wartime experiences in the Resistance with works like Le Silence de la mer and L'Armée des ombres while alternately presenting the stark glamor of his postwar film noir heroes in films like Bob le flambeur and Le Samouraï. A filmmaker who redefined the rules of postwar independent filmmaking and influenced a generation of New Wave acolytes, Melville was also able to captivate the popular audience with stories of beleaguered existential outsiders-gangsters, thieves, and rogue cops-as they wend their way toward a greater definition of our modern human condition. Honor Among Thieves profiles this filmmaker's eventful life and discusses his cinema as an essential body of work in our reckoning of postwar European cinema, and of Melville's own influence on the filmmakers who admire him."--Back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Melville, Jean-Pierre, $d 1917-1973. 650 0 $a Motion picture producers and directors $z France $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220506013629.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=58A6DA80B4A811ECBDCF981B5BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search