''Notes on the Cinematographer'' () is a 1975 book by the French filmmaker

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, and s ...

. It collects Bresson's reflections on cinema written as short aphorisms.

J. M. G. Le Clézio Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (; 13 April 1940), usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, of French and Mauritian nationality, is a writer and professor. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel '' Le ...

wrote a preface for a new edition in 1988. The book was published in English in 1977, translated by Jonathan Griffin.

Reception

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'' wrote in 1986: "The casual but succinct observations, presented here three or four to a page, consist of short paragraphs or single sentences. ... All demonstrate a scintillating curiosity and quest for perfection." In a 2010,

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poll, ''Notes on the Cinematographer'' was ranked the second greatest book about film.

References

External links

French publicity page

Publisher link for American edition
1975 non-fiction books Books of aphorisms Books about film French non-fiction books French-language books Robert Bresson {{film-book-stub