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9780966011128

Film and Art

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  • ISBN13:

    9780966011128

  • ISBN10:

    0966011120

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-08-01
  • Publisher: J-Press Pub
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Summary

Film and Art offers a lively, informative and provocative look at cinema and its connection to the arts. Most importantly, Film and Art includes a potpourri of influential films from throughout history and presents a lucid and forceful argument for evaluating film and the other arts on the basis of their ability to convey fundamental ecstatic and poetic truths. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction 10(3)
Part One: Thinking About Film 13(22)
Film Studies: The Magic of the Light
15(8)
Becoming a Critical Viewer: Tips for Viewing Films
23(3)
Analyzing Films: Theories, Themes, & Styles
26(9)
Part Two: Understanding Film 35(46)
A Brief History of Film: A Century of Cinema
37(16)
What Is Film? Creating the Moving Image
53(18)
Cognition & Meaning: The Illumination of Truth
71(10)
Part Three: Appraising Film as Art 81(51)
Is Film an Art Form?
83(6)
Modern Art Movements: Chaos & Cosmos in Search of Meaning
89(14)
The Art That Isn't: The Served Head of Cinema
103(8)
Film as Art: Excellence in Cinema
111(21)
Appendix A: Milestones in Film History 132(3)
Appendix B: Art Movements & Representative Films 135(8)
Appendix C: Important American Films 143(10)
Appendix D: Important Foreign Films 153(8)
Glossary 161(6)
Bibliography 167

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