Improvising Cinema

Gilles Mouëllic is professor of film studies and music and teaches film and jazz at the University of Rennes 2 in France.

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Writing and improvisation, 2. Creation in action, 3. The influence of Jean Rouch, 4. Acting cinema, 5. The temptation of theatre, 6. The rules of the game, 7. Filming jazz, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index of names, Index of films