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A companion to "Citizen Kane" - the film that was designed to shock - this text opens with an essay evaluating the making of the film. The original screenplay follows, illustrated with 40 stills and frame enlargements, together with notes on the difference between the script and the film.

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This study is a book-length analysis of Claude Chabrol.

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After making an initial impact with his first film "Les 400 Coups", the French film director Francois Truffaut went on to make 23 films in 26 years. This appraisal of his work provides a socio-political contextualization, and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods.

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The first comprehensive guide to mastering the art and craft of writing scenes, providing screenwriters with a new foundational approach to creating beautifully articulated scripts.

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THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city.

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Agnes Varda, one of the major French film-makers of the last 40 years, is here celebrated by Alison Smith, by examining both the early films and the later successes, such as "Sans toit ni loi" (1985), "Jane B. par Agnes V." (1987) and "Jacquot de Nantes" (1991).

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Alain Resnais, director of "Hiroshima mon amour" (1959) and "L'Annee derniere a Marienbad" (1961), has transformed the representation of memory, fantasy and desire in modern cinema. This title presents an introduction to his work that traces the evolving patterns of his filmmaking, its reflections on mortality, guilt, chance and human doubt.

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The official script for the box-office smash movie, featuring every ruddy word (and stage direction) of Alans seamless transformation from natural-born broadcaster into fully fledged and occasionally fully dressed hostage negotiator. Contains deleted scenes and an exclusive Foreword by Steve Coogan.

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Presents the story of the bizarre relationship between 1960s teenager Jenny and older man David, after she accepts a lift on her way home from music practice one day.

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Thamesmead is a tough estate for Jamie and Ste to grow up on, with Jamie's mother's latest unlikely boyfriend and Ste's violent, alcoholic father. This screenplay explores the flowering of love between the two boys on their South London estate as they discover their homosexuality.

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"Provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts, Being There, including three drafts of the screenplay, as well as explanatory commentary on the different versions, facsimile pages of script notations, and previously unpublished material from the Hal Ashby archives relating to the script and the final film"--

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A major reconsideration of one of British cinema's finest film directors, offering fresh insight into Carol Reed's distinctive work, and his place in the history of British cinema. -- .

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This is the first book on the celebrated films of director Claire Denis ('Chocolat', 'Beau Travail', 'Trouble Every Day'), one of the most remarkable filmmakers to come to prominence in the last 20 years. An essential read for students and specialists in contemporary French cinema. -- .

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This is the first book-length study of this major director's work, from his early social-realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and horror. -- .

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This book gives detailed and original critical readings of all eleven of Derek Jarman's feature-length films, arguing that he occupies a major and influential place in European and world cinema rather than merely being a cult figure within a particular subculture. -- .

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This comprehensive study of Eric Rohmer generously surveys the director's five-decade career, exploring questions of production, cinematic realism, style and technique, serial filmmaking, and historical adaptation. -- .

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This is a screenplay about a recently retired insurance manager who is ill. He decides to combat his illness by walking from Land's End to John O'Groats and in doing so becomes a healthier and more aware human being. It is a gentle comedy with serious overtones by the author of "Clockwise".

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An analysis of "Thelma and Louise," "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "Dances with Wolves" provides tips on writing scripts for original productions, sequels, novel adaptations, and adaptations by original authors.