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Narration in the Fiction Film

by David Bordwell · 1985 · 370 pages

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First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Themes
moviesartmedia
Setting
1980s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 370 pages

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