Film History and Criticism

9   9.3  

This book is a little wordy, snobby, and guilty of reverse snobbery, but for the most part it's an insightful read; TSPDT is a far better source for learning about directors.

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1   8  

This is a pretty good textbook and the author does a good job explaining film terms, without resorting to mostly talking about recent popular movies.

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1   7  

A textbook I've read partway that focuses on the sociological history of films; honestly, this works more as a sociology book than a film book, but I'd recommend this to people interested in learning the history of white patriarchal capitalism in movies, and the changing depiction of gays, women, non-whites, and so on.

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I'm going to read this for the M.I.T. open course class The Film Experience.

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9   8.7  

This is a mostly pragmatic book so I should definitely read this again, especially if I decide to pursue a career in the film or video industry.

I added his list of favorite directors and favorite films on Listal.

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3   9  

Bresson uses the term cinematography just to differentiate his film-making philosophy to what he sees as commonplace 'bastard theater'.

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