Amsterdam University Press - The Red Years of Cahiers du cinema

Explore a transformative era in film history with The Red Years of Cahiers du cinema (1968-1973): Volume I, Ideology and Politics. This volume examines the period following the May 1968 uprising in France, a time when the nation's most prominent film journal underwent a radical shift. Under the leadership of editors Jean-Louis Comolli and Jean Narboni, the journal adopted a militant stance that changed its editorial direction for five years. This book provides a deep look into the Marxist orientation of the journal, which drew heavily from the theories of Louis Althusser, Jacques Lacan, and Roland Barthes. The theoretical work produced during these red years helped establish film studies as a formal academic discipline in the 1970s. For students, historians, and film enthusiasts, this text offers a look at the ideological shifts that shaped modern film culture and continues to hold relevance for contemporary analysis.