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Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Key Concepts)

by Susan Hayward · 2000

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This is the essential guide for anyone interested in film. Now in its second edition, the text has been completely revised and expanded to meet the needs of today's students and film enthusiasts. Some 150 key genres, movements, theories and production terms are explained and analyzed with depth and clarity. Entries include:

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* auteur theory

* Blaxploitation

* British New Wave

* feminist film theory

* intertextuality

* method acting

* pornography

* Third World Cinema

* Vampire movies.

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moviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
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Audience
adult
Length
long · 552 pages

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