LE CINEMA FRANCAIS

Le Cinéma Français is an irresistible illustrated guide and primer to the best of French films, starting with the 1950s, through the spectrum of French New Wave, and on to modern-day confections.

Starring the likes of Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, and Jeanne Moreau, and directed by iconoclasts such as Francois Truffaut, Eric Rohmer, and Jean-Luc Godard, French movies are as touching, beautiful, and romantic as they come in all of film. Le Cinéma Français captures their spirit in whimsical detail. Each movie is covered with a plot summary; back stories; and illustrations by author/artist Anne Keenan Higgins of highlight scenes, costumes, props, and characters that are as enchanting as the films themselves.

Films include: Les quatre cents coups (The 400 Blows), La maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore), Le Mepris (Contempt), Mon Oncle, Last Year in Marienbad, Belle de Jour, Le genou de Claire (Claire's Knee), À bout de soufflé (Breathless), Les parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), Jules et Jim, and Amelie.

Anne Keenan Higgins began her career as an art director for advertising agencies in Detroit. Starting her own illustration business, Anne developed a signature whimsical style and began licensing her artwork to the greeting card, giftware, and publishing industries. Her first two books as both author and illustrator, Fictionally Fabulous and Ladies Who Drink, were published in 2017. After a decade of living on the West Coast, Anne has settled back into the Midwest and lives with her partner in crime, Jason, in Detroit, Michigan.