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A readable, accessible introduction to film Understanding Movies provides valuable insight into how movies communicate and convey meaning to their ... Show synopsis

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Overall customer rating: 4.000
Apollo
by Apollo on Dec 16, 2010

This is the ideal book for someone to understand in deapt the art of cinema. I loved it. More

Mara L C

Understanding Movies Without Propaganda

by Mara L C on Oct 7, 2010

This is an excellent historical/critical compendium on hundreds of influential and significant films, mainly from the 20th century, but inclusive of the last several years as well. The book details technical, political/sociological and artistic components and how they have affected production ... More

metra2

A popular college text for over 20 years

by metra2 on Mar 18, 2010

UNDERSTANDING MOVIES by Louis Giannetti is just now going into its 13th edition, and that's hardly surprising due to the book's brevity, broad appeal, and wealth of information. Although the book is only about half the size of competitive books -- Gerald Mast's SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOVIES and ... More

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