French cinema of the occupation and resistance: The birth of a critical esthetic

1. Introduction: Andre Bazin, The Occupation, and I by Francois Trauffaut; 2. French Films Under Occupation; 3. The Liberation and the Transition; 4. Films of the Resistance; 5. The First Cannes Festiva; 6. Malraux's L'Espoir; index with b&w illustrations. Translated by Stanley Hochman. ``Never previously collected, these reviews and articles by Andre Bazin, covering a rich by misunderstood period of French cinema, are doubly important in that they show the critical development of the man who 'single-handely brought the French film back to life.'" from the jacket flap