The post-World War II period was one of the liveliest in the history of the cinema. This is a collection of 33 critical articles on some of the best films of the perd. Most of the essays explicate the themes and symbols of the films. The essays deal with these films: "The Apu Trilogy,""L'Avventura,""Balthazar,""Blow-Up,""Bonnie and Clyde," Citizen…

This anthology offers significant writings on the subject of nonfiction film, with emphasis primarily on British and American films and film makers (although the work of Alberto Cavalcanti, Leni Riefenstahl, and Joris Ivens is also represented). The first section of the book offers essays that examine and define the essential nature and idea of…

This study deals primarily with recent academically oriented critical material, but it also embraces the range of film criticism that has been written for the mass audience in newspapers and periodicals. The study considers eight types of critical approaches to analyzing film: the journalistic approach, which contains both a reportorial-review and…

This book examines the unique patterns and structure that make cinema a story-telling art form. A comparison of books or plays with films that have been made from them reveals the essence of cinema: its emphasis on movement, fluidity, and pictorial image. Excerpts from shooting scripts demonstrate the ways in which the components of drama…

Based on the assumption that critical viewing can broaden the range of films one can respond to, increase understanding, and ultimately lead to an intensification of subjective response, this book offers a critical approach to experiencing movies. After explaining the critical method to be used, several films in the context of different aesthetic…

Article demonstrates that metaphors thrive in film, despite the denials that have been made by both literary critics and some film directors. (Author/CB)

The focus story forms are differentiated by their characteristic uses of time and space and by the psychological processes they engage.

Examines several films of Francois Truffaut. (RB)

Rejects the thesis that an uncanny matchup of literary characters with their visual doubles made "The Maltese Falcon" a success. (RB)

Analyzes several versions of "Romeo and Juliet," concluding that the films by George Cukor and Franco Zeffirelli do justice to Shakespeare's tragedy. (RB)

Analyzes Akira Kurosawa's interpretation of "Macbeth,""The Throne of Blood," finding Kurosawa's interpretation unsatisfactory. (RB)

Designed as an introductory film text for high school and early college students, this book contains twelve chapters, each dealing with one of the following subjects: "Citizen Kane," the history and production of the film, film and cinematic terms, the image on the film, the image of the world through film, editing, sounds, the director,…

Analyzes Alfred Hitchcock's use of archetypal fear in his movies to create a strong audience response. (RB)

Analyzes Roman Polanski's cinematic interpretation of Shakespear's "Macbeth" comparing imagery, brutality, and world views. (RB)

Analyzes a cinematic version of "Othello" starring Lawrence Olivier for its realistic interpretation of Shakespeare's drama. (RB)