Joseph Mai is Professor of French at Clemson University

‘With the excellence of his scholarship, his judicious but accessible use of theory, his thorough knowledge of context and his careful eye for detail, Mai has written a book that will be a key reference on the director for years to come.’Martin O’Shaughnessy, Nottingham Trent University, H-France Review, Vol. 18 (January 2018), No. 24

• 1. Living with friends2. Fragile friendships: films of the 1980s3. Crossing every barrier: the decade of the conte de l'Estaque4. Themes and variation: films since 20005. Conclusion: another cinema - a project in timeFilmographySelect bibliography