Nouvelle Vague: The First Decade
Essex, UK: Motion Publications, 1963. 1st Edition. Square octavo, publisher's illustrated wraps.
"Since morals and passions are inseparable, the New Wave is often a cinema of emotional dryness, boredom, scepticism and diffidence" (from Durgnat's introduction). Early survey of 34 New Wave film directors compiled by notable British film critic Raymond Durgnat, reviewing works by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Roger Vadim and more. Illustrated with black-and-white film stills; includes recommended bibliography and advertisements. Titled in ink to spine by an early owner. Minor rubbing and edgewear. Near fine. Item #12658
$85.00
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