French-Speaking Women Documentarians: A Guide
Janis L. Pallister, Ruth A. Hottell, Michael G. PaulsonBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
French-Speaking Women Documentarians is a guide for teachers of French and others interested in selecting and researching the work to female French-speaking documentarians. Represented in this book are filmmakers from Canada, various African nations, the Antilles, Lebanon, Switzerland, Belgium, and several other countries, with emphasis on Agnes Varda of France - arguably the greatest female documentarian of all. The book includes information on each filmmaker, classified by country of origin, and lists and describes her works, giving factual information such as date, duration, credits, and synopses, and pointing out critical treatments, both in English and in French, of her most important films. Shorts, docudramas, and works of animation are also discussed, as they, too, reflect history and culture. This guide will lead to the viewing of films that shed understanding on the culture being portrayed and to a greater appreciation of the contribution of French-speaking women filmmakers to this important, if not always objective, film genre.Synopsis
One of the first moving pictures was a documentary, a recording of a kiss, which was so startling some members of the audience felt compelled to riot. Today the genre is even more popular, although slightly fewer in the audience riot on a compulsory basis, and a number of women are being recognized as practitioners of an art form. Working on behalf of French teachers who need help finding works by Francophone women documentary directors, Pallister (romance languages, Bowling Green State U.) and Hottell (French, U. of Toledo) list entries geographically and then by filmmaker's name, including women from Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, and the US, giving synopses in English or French. Their index lists films by theme, and they also provide a list of resources for films. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR