Alain Bergala

author

French[1] b. 8 August 1943, Brignoles, France[1] active 1976–present

Alain Bergala (born 1943) is a French film critic, essayist, screenwriter, and director. He has been a significant figure in cinema theory, notably as an editor for 'Cahiers du cinéma' from 1976 to the early 2000s. He is recognized as a specialist on the works of Jean-Luc Godard, Roberto Rossellini, and Abbas Kiarostami. Beyond film, he has written extensively on photography since 1976.[1,2,3,4]

  • cinema theory
  • film criticism
  • photography
  • screenwriting

Books

Works by Alain Bergala

  • 1982 Anthologie de la critique: 15 critiques, 15 photographes Creatis · book · French · ISBN 2902893035 Co-authored with Otto Hahn, B. Lamarche-Vadel, and M. Nuridsany.
  • Écrits sur l'image book · French · ISBN 9782365113052 Collection of texts on photography.

References

  1. Alain Bergala link
  2. Alain Bergala. Festival de Cannes link
  3. Alain Bergala. Eyrolles link
  4. Bergala Alain. IRCAV link