Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. CHAPTER 1 Introduction: A Compass in the Mist of Poetic Realism 1
6. CHAPTER 2 Impressionism and Surrealism: The Origins of an Optique 24
7. CHAPTER 3 Adolescents in an Adolescent Industry 52
8. CHAPTER 4 French Cinema and the Sonic Boom 88
9. CHAPTER 5 Theatrical Models for French Films 114
10. CHAPTER 6 The Literary and Artistic Sources of Poetic Realism 148
11. CHAPTER 7 Demands of Realism 194
12. CHAPTER 8 Figures of the Poetic 232
13. CHAPTER 9 Jean Renoir: Adaptation, Institution, Auteur 274
14. CHAPTER 10 The Myth of Poetic Realism 318
15. CHAPTER 11 Epilogue: Le Temps des cerises and the Fruit of Regret 334
16. APPENDIX Chronology of French Films Mentioned 351
17. Notes 359
18. Bibliography 391
19. Index of Film Titles 397
20. General Index 401