Patrice Leconte

Lisa Downing's Comprehensive Study Of The Films Of Patrice Leconte Traces Lines Of Continuity And Revision Through A Body Of Apparently Disparate Films Whose Messages Often Appear Both Contradictory And Controversial. Pursuing A Close Reading Of The Recurrent Themes, Styles, Intertexts And Techniques Which Structure Leconte's Filmmaking, Downing Re-evaluates Leconte's Status As An Enigmatic Artist Offering Complex And Paradoxical Commentary On Contemporary Questions Of Sexuality, Ethics And Identity. This Book Is The First Full-length Critical Work In English On Leconte's Cinema. It Provides Essential Reading For Both Enthusiasts Of French Cinema And For Those Fascinated By The Relationship Between Popular Culture And Theory.