Books by Guy Austin

Guy Austin's lucid and engaging account charts the making (and in some cases breaking) of the icons of French cinema, including such famous names as Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu and Brigitte Bardot.

Presents an introduction to popular French film. This book charts developments in various genres of French cinema with analyzes of over 120 movies, from "Les Valseuses" to "Cache". It reflects the diversity of French film production since the New Wave. It includes chapters on the heritage film, and the thriller and the war movie.

Claude Chabrol has made more than 50 films in a career spanning 40 years. This account traces the development of his film style from the experimental period of the Nouvelle Vague to the mature thriller of the 1970s and the work of the 1990s.