What Cinema Is! offers an engaging answer to Andre Bazin'sfamous
question, exploring his 'idea of cinema' with a sweepinglook back
at the near century of Cinema's phenomenal ascendancy. * Written by
one of the foremost film scholars of our time * Establishes
cinema's distinction from the current enthusiasmover audio-visual
entertainment, without relegating cinema to asingle, older mode *
Examines cinema's institutions and its social force through
thequalities of key films * Traces the history of an idea that has
made cinema supremelyalive to (and in) our times
General
Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2010 |
First published: |
April 2010 |
Authors: |
D. Andrew
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
180 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4051-0760-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
1-4051-0760-X |
Barcode: |
9781405107600 |
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