An introduction to film studies

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Author:

Nelmes, Jill, 1954-

ISBN:

9780415173100

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, 1999.

Physical Description:

xviii, 522 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Jill Nelmes -- Pt. 1. Institutions, Audiences and Technology. 2. Cinema as institution / Searle Kochberg. 3. Film and technology / Chris Webster -- Pt. 2. Approaches to Studying Film texts. 4. Film form and narrative / Allan Rowe. 5. The film spectator / Patrick Phillips. 6. Genre, star and auteur - critical approaches to Hollywood cinema / Patrick Phillips -- Pt. 3. Genre Forms - Realism and Illusion. 7. The documentary form: personal and social 'realities' / Paul Wells. 8. Animation: forms and meanings / Paul Wells -- Pt. 4. Representation of Gender and Sexuality. 9. Women and film / Jill Nelmes. 10. Lesbian and gay cinema / Chris Jones -- Pt. 5. National Cinemas. 11. British Cinema / Lez Cooke. 12. An Introduction to Indian cinema / Asha Kasbekar. 13. The Soviet montage cinema of the 1920s / Mark Joyce. 14. New German Cinema / Julia Knight.

Subject Term:

Motion pictures.

Added Author:

Nelmes, Jill, 1954-

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Summary

A comprehensive textbook for students of cinema, this revised and updated second edition provides a guide to key issues and concepts in film studies and also traces the historical development of film, while introducing some of the world's key national cinemas. Written by experienced teachers in the field and illustrated with over 160 film stills and production shots, it should be of interest to any introductory student of film.