Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this no-nonsense book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on American cinema. Eclectic in methodology and written in a plain English style that audiences can relate to, it examines the full scope of traditional film history and criticism, viewing film as both an art and an industry as it mirrors popular audience values, social ideologies, and historical epochs. Film discussions include titles such as
Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, There's Something About Mary, Face Off, the Lion King, Saving Private Ryan, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction, Choosing Amy, The Piano, Menace II Society, Sweet Hereafter, The English Patient, Sense and Sensibility, Shakespeare in live, The Full Monty, The Crying Game, Life is Beautiful, and like Water for Chocolate. For anyone who enjoys going to, and thinking about, the movies.
Flashback: A Brief History of Film. This book was great - well written and very informative.
Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of. .Flashback : A Brief Film History. by Louis D. Giannetti and Scott Eyman.
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LOUIS GIANNETTI is a Professor of English and Film at Case Western Reserve University inn Cleveland. He has won awards for his journalism, criticism, and television writing.
Motion pictures, Cinema Films (Motion pictures) History.
Giannetti, Louis D; Eyman, Scott, 1951-. Motion pictures, Cinema Films (Motion pictures) History. Englewood Cliffs, .
Author(s): Louis D. Giannetti, Scott Eyman. Flashback: A Brief Film History (Paperback). Published July 1st 2009 by Pearson. Published April 28th 1986 by Prentice Hall. Hardcover, 528 pages. ISBN: 0131874578 (ISBN13: 9780131874572). Paperback, 480 pages. Author(s): Louis D. ISBN: 0205695906 (ISBN13: 9780205695904). ISBN: 0133222233 (ISBN13: 9780133222234).
Covering the entire spectrum of film history, both American and foreign, from the 1890s to 1995, it includes such recent films as Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, The Piano .
Covering the entire spectrum of film history, both American and foreign, from the 1890s to 1995, it includes such recent films as Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, The Piano, Menace II Society and many others.
This title is out of print. For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Film and Film History in departments of English and Communications. Louis Giannetti, Case Western Reserve University, Professor Emeritus. Scott Eyman, Broward Community College. Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this no-nonsense book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on American cinema.
A Brief Film History. Louis D Giannetti, Louis Giannetti, Scott Eyman. Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this "no-nonsense" book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on American cinema.
Giannetti, Louis D. Subjects. Motion pictures - History. Collapse Availability. Motion picture industry - History. Machine derived contents note: Contents.