Notes on the Cinematographer
AuthorRobert Bresson
Original titleNotes sur le cinématographe
TranslatorJonathan Griffin
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
5 March 1975
Published in English
1977
Pages139

Notes on the Cinematographer (French: Notes sur le cinématographe) is a 1975 book by the French filmmaker Robert Bresson. It collects Bresson's reflections on cinema written as short aphorisms.[1] J. M. G. Le Clézio wrote a preface for a new edition in 1988.[2] The book was published in English in 1977, translated by Jonathan Griffin.[3]

Reception

Publishers Weekly wrote in 1986: "The casual but succinct observations, presented here three or four to a page, consist of short paragraphs or single sentences. ... All demonstrate a scintillating curiosity and quest for perfection."[4]

In a 2010 British Film Institute poll, Notes on the Cinematographer was ranked the second greatest book about film.[5]

References

  1. ^ Palmer, Tim; Michael, Charlie (2013). Directory of World Cinema: France. Intellect Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-84150-563-3.
  2. ^ "Notes sur le cinématographe" (in French). Éditions Gallimard. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. ^ Notes on cinematography. OCLC 924734275. Retrieved 2017-01-05 – via WorldCat.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Notes on the Cinematographer by Robert Bresson". Publishers Weekly. 1986. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. ^ "Sight & Sound's top five film books". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

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