Review by Choice Review
This singularly mammoth and indispensable volume compiles the work of such notable critics and theorists as Noel Carroll, Stephen Prince, David Bordwell, Dudley Andrew, Vivian Sobchack, Joseph Kickasola, et al., who analyze key figures in the history of film production and/or theory--e.g., Walter Benjamin, Bertolt Brecht, Gilles Deleuze, Jean Mitry, Ingmar Bergman, Terrence Malick, and Andrei Tarkovsky. Other essays consider the concepts of violence in film, the role of psychoanalysis in film theory, the influence of the Dogme 95 movement on film production, the avant-garde film, pornographic cinema, formalism, race, spectatorship, narration, music, and numerous other topics. A fascinating, rich volume offering dazzling insights and incisive commentary on every page, the book not only covers a wide range of concerns and concepts but is also organized and presented in a clear, straightforward manner. Every serious student of film will want this book, which could also serve as a text in advanced film-theory classes. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. W. W. Dixon University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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Review by Choice Review
