| Description |
xv, 500 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to the third edition / Jill Nelmes -- Pt. 1. Institutions and Audiences -- Ch. 1. Cinema as institution / Searle Kochberg -- Pt. 2. Approaches to Studying Film Texts -- 2. Film form and narrative / Allan Rowe and Paul Wells -- 3. Spectator, audience and response / Patrick Phillips -- 4. Critical approaches to Hollywood cinema: authorship, genre and stars / Paul Watson -- Pt. 3. Genre Forms - Realism and Illusion -- 5. The documentary form: personal and social 'realities' / Paul Wells -- 6. Animation: forms and meanings / Paul Wells -- Pt. 4. Representation of Gender and Sexuality -- 7. Gender and film / Jill Nelmes -- 8. Lesbian and gay cinema / Chris Jones -- Pt. 5. National Cinemas -- 9. Marking out the territory: aspects of British cinema / Amy Sargeant -- 10. Indian cinema / Lalitha Gopalan -- 11. The Soviet montage cinema of the 1920s / Mark Joyce -- 12. The French New Wave / Chris Darke |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive textbook for students of cinema. It provides a guide to the main concepts used to analyse the film industry and film texts, and also introduces some of the world's key national cinemas |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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| Author |
Nelmes, Jill, 1954-
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| LC no. |
2002032768 |
| ISBN |
0415262690 paperback |
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0415262682 hardback |
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