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Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | ix
moving backstage:
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The Apprentice Years: Aux quatre coins, Le quadrille,
Le divertissement, and Le coup du berger 1
From Shakespeare to Sartre: Paris nous appartient 8
From the Literary Text to the Tableau: La religieuse,
Hurlevent, La belle noiseuse, and
La belle noiseuse: Divertimento 22
A Revolution in Realism, Reflexivity, and
Oneiric Reverie: Jean Renoir le patron, L’amour fou,
Out 1: Noli me tangere, and Out 1: Spectre 41
Sounding Out the Operatic: Les filles du feu
(Duelle and Noroît), Merry-Go-Round,
and Le Pont du Nord 61
Reenvisioning Genres: Haut bas fragile,
Jeanne la pucelle, Secret défense, and Va savoir 77
An Occult Theatricality: Céline et Julie vont en bateau—
Phantom Ladies Over Paris, L’amour par terre,
La bande des quatre, Histoire de Marie et Julien 98
Returning, Departing: Ne touchez pas la hache
and 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup 127
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Filmography | 151
Bibliography | 163
Index | 171
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