Jean Eustache: the outsider who reshaped French cinema
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of filmmaker Jean Eustache on French cinema, highlighting his unique perspective and skepticism towards the May '68 ideologies.
The filmmaker Jean Eustache’s interest in rural France and his sardonic scepticism about the May ’68 ideologues mark him out from his Nouvelle Vague contemporaries. Read by Leighton Pugh. Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/jean-eustache-the-outsider-who-reshaped-french-cinema/ . Image: The film director Jean Eustache. Credit: Alamy
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