Defining Cinema

Defining Cinema is the first book to bring together leading theorists and scholars to discuss the importance of film theory to cinema studies. Peter Lehman introduces the volume by explaining what constitutes film theory and outlining the major positions within the field by placing these five theorists and their work within a historical perspective. Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer represent realist film theories, and Sergei Eisenstein represents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813523028
• ISBN13: 9780813523026
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"