Nikita

(book in English)

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by Susan Hayward

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > La Femme Nikita

Keywords

Luc Besson

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

I.B.Tauris

Collection

French Film Guide

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 144 pages • 22 €
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-84511-447-3

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Book Presentation:
"Nikita" (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. "Nikita" is a cult classic, directed by Luc Besson (with Thierry Arbogast as director of photography) in his hallmark powerful style. The film was an international hit, which spawned a TV series and a Hollywood remake. Susan Hayward develops here a fresh and provocative way of understanding "Nikita"'s plot structure as a neo-baroque symphony. She goes in depth into key sequences of the film, examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics, and looks at "The Assassin", the Hollywood remake of "Nikita". This is a wonderfully exciting book on an underrated film. It also shows that the woman placed at the centre of a film noir can', as Susan Hayward points out, 'for once win - or at least 'get away with it".

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