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This film reader is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the main theoretical approaches within film studies.

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"Provides the first collection in English to discuss the aesthetic, formal and contextual, and socio-political dimensions of the oeuvre of Finland's Aki Kaurismaki"--

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Looks at the social and artistic forces behind this film auteur's personal cinema. Tracing Saura's career over three decades, this book discusses each work from "Hooligans" (1959), a film about a Madrid street-gang member trying to become a bullfighter, to "The Dark Night" (1989), a film dealing with the persecution of a religious reformer.

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This collection provides new perspectives on the work of filmmaker Costa-Gavras. Contributors from a variety of fields examine his studies of human political crises, from the horrors of the Nazis and state totalitarianism to contemporary crises of immigration and global financial collapse. -- .

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The Films of John Schlesinger is the first comprehensive interpretation of the films of the distinguished eponymous director. It is the first book to do full justice to the director's literary roots, film artistry and capacious understanding of modern life.

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Between the release of Henry V in 1989 and Love's Labour's Lost in 2000, Kenneth Branagh directed eight major films in a wide variety of genres, ranging from film noir to horror to comedy, and continually startled audiences around the world with his audacious and energetic film style.

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Perhaps the greatest European director of the last 30 years, Kieslowski created a remarkable body of work in a relatively short period of time. Through close analysis of films like 'The Decalogue' and 'The Double Life of Veronique', Kickasola identifies the unique qualities, and artistic legacy, of this director.

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"A thorough reflection on the stylistic and philosophically-profound cinematic work of Ireland's most exciting contemporary directors, Lenny Abrahamson"--

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A fascinating and revealing set of essays discussing the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema -- .

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A consideration of the films of Ridley Scott, including "Blade Runner", "Thelma and Louise", "Alien" and "Gladiator". It explores his thematic concerns and his reinvigoration of such cinematic genres as science fiction, film noir, the road film, and historical epics.

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In this book focusing on Angelopoulos's cinematic vision, Andrew Horton provides a contextual study that attempts to demonstrate the Greek nature of the director's work.

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Most Tim Burton films are huge box-office successes, and several are already classics. The director's mysterious and eccentric public persona attracts a lot of attention, while the films themselves have been somewhat overlooked.

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The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era rediscovers the fascinating lives and pioneering achievements of 15 women who dared to venture into early motion pictures, an industry dominated by men, and who not only succeeded but became the focal points of the industry.

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A sourcebook on all the incarnations of the Frankenstein story in film. It includes information on 200 films, including cast, creative personnel and plot summaries, and also guides the reader to relevant primary texts such as scripts, posters, production histories and newspaper clippings.

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"A history of the French film musical from 1929 to the present"--

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I this major new study Slavoj Zizek challenges both cognitivist-historicist accounts of cinema and conventional film-theory.

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The film script for a major film from Channel Four Films and Canal+ Image International, from director Karoly Makk and producer Marc Vlessing. Starring Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West and Luise Rainer.