Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction The Aesthetic Doxa on the New Wave 1
5. Chapter One A New Generation Marked by the Emergence of Women 11
6. Chapter Two Cinephilia in the 1950s 22
7. Chapter Three Auteur Cinema: An A√air of State 34
8. Chapter Four Contrasting Receptions 41
9. Chapter Five The Precursors 70
10. Chapter Six Between Romanticism and Modernism 95
11. Chapter Seven Nostalgia for a Heroic Masculinity 128
12. Chapter Eight The Women of the New Wave: Between Modern and Archaic 145
13. Chapter Nine Jeanne Moreau: Star of the New Wave and Icon of Modernity 184
14. Chapter Ten Brigitte Bardot and the New Wave: An Ambivalent Relationship 199
15. Chapter Eleven The Independent Filmmakers of the Left Bank: A ‘‘Feminist’’ Alternative? 210
16. Conclusion The New Wave’s Legacy: ‘‘Auteur Cinema’’ 221
17. Appendix One Box Office Results 225
18. Appendix Two The Press 227
19. Notes 231
20. Bibliography 245
21. Index 253