In Stock
The multi-protagonist film
Hardback
€127.53
Collect 382 Reward Points
- Free Delivery from
- This Book Is Available Online Only
- Book Synopsis
- The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide Guides readers through the genre's central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices
- About The Author
- Marìa del Mar Azcona teaches English and Film Studies at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She has published articles on film genre, contemporary Hollywood cinema, and Spanish cinema, and is the author of a book on Alejandro González Iñárritu, co-written with Celestino Deleyto (2010).
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9781444333930
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell, (10 September 2010)
- Number of Pages
- 159
- Weight
- 408.24 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 236.2 x 160 x 20.3 mm
- Series:
- See all books in this series
- Categories: