Film theory & criticism books

This original book examines silent comedy films and the motion picture industry at the turn of the 20th century....  Read More >>

Is Pasolini baroque? His themes (duplication, the leitmotivs of Narcissus and the mirror, theatricality, mise en...  Read More >>

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Nomadic Cinema is a groundbreaking history of early-twentieth-century exhibition films, analyzing them as visual...  Read More >>

This book examines Miguel de Cervantes's appearances in film, literature, theatre, and art, exploring the multifaceted...  Read More >>

Fresh perspectives on one of literature's most willfully enigmatic figures  Read More >>

""This book examines Japanese writers and filmmakers who have responded to moments of crisis in Japan's modern period...  Read More >>

An incisive analysis of contemporary crime film in Brazil, this book focuses on how movies in this genre represent...  Read More >>

A detailed exploration of the adaptive practices, meanings, and industrial significance of popular superhero blockbusters...  Read More >>

Peering into the unconscious through cinema can give audiences an uncanny feeling about what lives in the beyond,...  Read More >>

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This work explores the censorship of film at local level and charts the chronological development of local film...  Read More >>

Nomadic Cinema is a groundbreaking history of early-twentieth-century exhibition films, analyzing them as visual...  Read More >>

A detailed exploration of the adaptive practices, meanings, and industrial significance of popular superhero blockbusters...  Read More >>

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""This book examines Japanese writers and filmmakers who have responded to moments of crisis in Japan's modern period...  Read More >>

Fresh perspectives on one of literature's most willfully enigmatic figures  Read More >>

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Considering that a film's historical documentation is never entirely consistent with its philosophical archive,...  Read More >>

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Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity....  Read More >>

What could movies as diverse as The Last Samurai, Cléo from 5 to 7, or Dr. Strangelove have in common? Filmonomics...  Read More >>

Thelma & Louise, the 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, has been described...  Read More >>

Thelma & Louise, the 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, has been described...  Read More >>

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