A House Made of Light: Essays on the Art of Film

by George E. Toles

Book Overview

An examination of how the escapism offered by movies is really a form of homecoming for the viewer.

When the lights go down and the film starts to roll, we give ourselves over to the magic of movies. But as George Toles observes, what we experience in this house of light may strike closer to home than we imagine.

In eleven essays, Toles combines aesthetic inquiry with a psychology of spectatorship to illuminate the dialogue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329462
• ISBN13: 9780814329467
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.1"