Screening the Text

The book explores the revolutionary impact of the French New Wave directors in the 1950s, who challenged the conventional relationship between film and literature. By employing innovative techniques that disrupted traditional narrative forms, these filmmakers embraced fragmentation and alienation, positioning cinema as an independent art form rather than a mere extension of literary storytelling. This shift not only redefined cinematic expression but also established film as a formidable rival to literature in narrative creativity.