7 French Classics (you should read) for 7 French Classics (you should watch)
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Explore the rich dialogue between French literature and cinema.
This volume takes readers on a journey through seven iconic works of French literature and their powerful film adaptations. From Zola's urban realism and the poetic melancholy of Maupassant to the earthy humanity of Giono and Pagnol, these classics are brought vividly to life on screen by master directors like Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls, and Claude Berri. Blending literary insight with cinematic analysis, the book reveals how these films reflect, reinterpret, or challenge the original texts-unveiling evolving ideas of modernity, gender, culture, and tradition. Perfect for students, cinephiles, and lovers of French culture, this is an essential guide to understanding how France's greatest stories continue to resonate through both word and image.
Louis Bousquet is an Associate Professor in the French division at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His research focuses on the art of Western love and disenchantment in French literature. A specialist in Michel Houellebecq’s opus, he also writes on Pacific Francophone literature and French culture. He chairs the Division of French and Italian at UH Mānoa and co-leads the French-Speaking Oceania Asia Initiative (FSOAI) and the Oceania Ensemble series. He is the Editor of Creative Works (novels, theater, and poetry) for The French Review. His latest book, 7 French Classics (You Should Read) for 7 French Classics (You Should Watch), introduces readers to major 19th- and 20th-century French literary works and their film adaptations.
Explore the rich dialogue between French literature and cinema.
This volume takes readers on a journey through seven iconic works of French literature and their powerful film adaptations. From Zola's urban realism and the poetic melancholy of Maupassant to the earthy humanity of Giono and Pagnol, these classics are brought vividly to life on screen by master directors like Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls, and Claude Berri. Blending literary insight with cinematic analysis, the book reveals how these films reflect, reinterpret, or challenge the original texts-unveiling evolving ideas of modernity, gender, culture, and tradition. Perfect for students, cinephiles, and lovers of French culture, this is an essential guide to understanding how France's greatest stories continue to resonate through both word and image.
Louis Bousquet is an Associate Professor in the French division at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His research focuses on the art of Western love and disenchantment in French literature. A specialist in Michel Houellebecq’s opus, he also writes on Pacific Francophone literature and French culture. He chairs the Division of French and Italian at UH Mānoa and co-leads the French-Speaking Oceania Asia Initiative (FSOAI) and the Oceania Ensemble series. He is the Editor of Creative Works (novels, theater, and poetry) for The French Review. His latest book, 7 French Classics (You Should Read) for 7 French Classics (You Should Watch), introduces readers to major 19th- and 20th-century French literary works and their film adaptations.