Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue: Fortune and Critics’ Eyes 1
5. PART I. The Novice
6. CHAPTER 1. Intimations of Eden 9
7. CHAPTER 2. Monsieur Feyder’s Protégé 29
8. CHAPTER 3. Carné and Jacques Prévert 44
9. CHAPTER 4. Framing an Identity 55
10. PART II. The Young Master
11. CHAPTER 5. The Popular Front 73
12. CHAPTER 6. Poetic Realism 96
13. CHAPTER 7. “Atmosphere, Atmosphere” 129
14. CHAPTER 8. Strange Defeat 152
15. PART III. The Monumentmaker
16. CHAPTER 9. The Occupation 179
17. CHAPTER 10. The Design of Children of Paradise 219
18. CHAPTER 11. Politics and Theater in Children of Paradise 245
19. CHAPTER 12. Androgyny, Masochism, and Children of Paradise 268
20. CHAPTER 13. Primal Scenes from Children of Paradise 302
21. PART IV. The Outsider
22. CHAPTER 14. In the Afterglow of Triumph 347
23. CHAPTER 15. Carné sans Prévert 362
24. CHAPTER 16. Carné and the New Wave 390
25. CHAPTER 17. Persistence of Vision 410
26. Epilogue: A Filmmaker of Sadness 427
27. Filmography. Bibliographical Note. Notes. Credits. Index
28. Filmography 437
29. Bibliographical Note 445
30. Notes 447
31. Credits 482
32. Index 483