Ripping Open the Set: French Film Design, 1930-1939

French film design throughout the 1930s was a period of 'ripping open' film sets to make them not just descriptive, but also expressive. This book details the elaborate paraphrasing tendencies of French film design in the period, exploring the crucial role of the set designer in the film's evolutionary process.

• | By (Author): Ben McCann (Author)
• | Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
• | Publication Date: May 07, 2013
• | Country of Publication: Switzerland
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 3039103113
• | ISBN-13: 9783039103119