Georges Franju' is the fullest study to date of this little-known French
director, the co-founder of the Cinémathèque française, and the first
book on him in English since 1967.
Born in 1912, but only enjoying his real debut as a director in 1948
with his notorious documentary about Parisian abattoirs 'Le Sang des
bêtes', Franju went on to make thirteen more courts métrages and eight
longs métrages, including his horror classic 'Les Yeux sans visage'.
Ince takes a new approach to Franju's films, investigating the areas of
genre and gender, and grouping the films thematically rather than
chronologically. A chapter on Franju's cinematic aesthetics offers a new
synthesis of existing writings, combined with the author's responses to
the films. A full introduction and conclusion set Franju's directorial
career in the context of his lifelong commitment to France's cinema
institutions.
'Georges Franju' will be essential reading on Franju, and of great
interest to researchers, academics and students in film studies