Nominated for four Oscars, Far from Heaven earned rave reviews and won widespread cultural and critical recognition. A knowing and emotionally involving homage to the films of Douglas Sirk, this film is a key text in the canon of American independent cinema. This book offers a d…
Film Studies: A Global Introduction reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age. Glyn Davis, Kay Dickinson, Lisa Patti and Amy…
Film studies: a global introduction
by Patti, Lisa, Dickinson, Kay, Villarejo, Amy, Davis, Glyn
Film studies: a global introduction
by Patti, Lisa, Dickinson, Kay, Villarejo, Amy, Davis, Glyn
"This title reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age. Its approach encourages readers to think about film holistically by l…
Why are movies made? Introduction -- Cinema as entertainment -- Cinema as self-expression -- Cinema as informative -- Film and politics -- Film as a commodity -- How do movies get made? Introduction -- Starting points -- Film production practices -- Film labour -- Interlude on f…