This book takes us back to the 1960s through its first study, which delves into David Lean’s iconic film Lawrence of Arabia, examining its intricate...
This book is primarily intended for film students, teachers, and viewers interested in the world of Hollywood cinema. In it, author Neil Archer aims to...
This book offers a compelling journey into the cinematic worlds of Ingmar Bergman—poet of cinema and spiritual father of contemporary art films in the postmodern...
This book offers a cinematic journey through the multifaceted and richly layered world of Jean-Luc Godard, aiming to grasp the depth and diversity of his...
“A concise look at the complexities of story and narration, and their purpose as essential tools in cinematic storytelling. Buckland provides terminology and concepts that...
This book examines how Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan approaches the themes of the countryside and the city, and how he has adopted—or perhaps created—what...
Suspense has been a fundamental domain of cinema since its beginnings, and this is what Alfred Hitchcock fully realized. Moreover, “suspense” is the viewer’s experience...
Before the emergence of sound and the advent of talking pictures, there was no need to classify “silent cinema” as a separate cinematic category. It...
Against the backdrop of an explosion, director Alexander Gordunovsky unveils a hidden theory of filmmaking, declaring: “For me, cinema is fascination.” From this premise, cinema...
This book explores, across its chapters, the nature of comedy and its various forms—including single-element comedy (where the joke stands on its own) and comedy...
This book explores the concepts surrounding cinematic acting—its motivations, components, sources, techniques, effects, and transformations. It also examines acting’s relationship with the camera, directing, screenwriting,...