Film as Social Practice (Studies in Culture and Communication)

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This new edition of a classic student textbook explores the feature film as entertainment, as narrative and as cultural event. Graeme Turner provides a clear introduction to major theoretical issues in the history of film production and film studies, examining the function of film as a national cultural industry, and its place in our popular culture.

Author(s): Graeme Turner
Edition: 3
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1999

Language: English
Pages: 244

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
General editor's preface......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
The feature film industry......Page 24
From seventh art to social practice;a history of film studies......Page 52
Film languages......Page 70
Film narrative......Page 96
Film audiences......Page 130
Film, culture, and ideology......Page 170
Applications......Page 206
References......Page 226
Index......Page 234