5. Breakthrough: The Promise, 1996

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. 1. Responsible Realists 1
5. 2. Cinematic Reference Points 26
6. 3. The Video Documentaries, 1974–83 39
7. 4. Foraying into Fiction, 1986–92 63
8. 5. Breakthrough: The Promise, 1996 76
9. 6. First Palme d’Or: Rosetta, 1999 86
10. 7. Pushing the Envelope: The Son, 2002 97
11. 8. Second Palme d’Or: The Child, 2005 107
12. 9. A Minor Shift: The Silence of Lorna, 2008 116
13. Afterword: The Kid with a Bike, 2011 127
14. Filmography 134
15. Bibliography 141
16. Index 148