An amateur of quality: postwar French cinema and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Silence de la mer

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The article examines the career of Jean-Pierre Melville as an amateur filmmaker in the post-Occupation French film industry and the significance of his debut feature production, "Le Silence de la mer".

France, Evaluation, Works, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Motion pictures, French, French movies, Le Silence de la mer (Motion picture), Melville, Jean-Pierre

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Riot in Girls Town: remaking, revising, and redressing the teenpic

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The article traces the growth of the teenpic, or the teen-film genre, of the 1950s. The focus is on the remake of the 1959 film "Girls Town" that satirizes and reverses certain genre conventions.

United States, Public affairs, Social aspects, Film genres, Movie genres, Girls Town (Motion picture), Teen movies

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Traversing cinematic borders: An interview with Paul Espinosa

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Well-known documentary and narrative filmmaker Paul Espinosa discusses his career as well as the political and cultural influences on his work.

Management dynamics, Management, Interview, Company business management, Espinosa, Paul

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