Movie Greats: A Critical Study of Classic Cinema

by PhilipGillett (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $145.84

  Questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. This book contains chapters which provide a summary of the film's plot and discuss the historical context, the individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $18.39

  Questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. This book contains chapters which provide a summary of the film's plot and discuss the historical context, the individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses.