James Monaco's How to Read a Film

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"Monaco once again looks at film from many vantage points, as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to other narrative media such as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, the book discusses the elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning, and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate."

Full Title: How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond

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  1. 375 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  2. 867 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 139 -

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 19 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 809 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 137 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
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    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 1046 new

    Walk the Line

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 244 -

    Le scaphandre et le papillon

    2007 — a.k.a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 103 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  11. 54 -

    The Aviator

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 762 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 350 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 32 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 388 -

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 289 -

    Erin Brockovich

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 552 -

    The Last King of Scotland

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  18. 50 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 551 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 230 -

    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 545 -

    La môme

    2007 — a.k.a. La Vie en Rose, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 290 -

    Escape from Alcatraz

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  23. 622 -

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 692 -

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 660 -

    Midnight Express

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 863 -

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 378 -

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 252 -

    The Doors

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 105 -

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
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    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 147 -

    Chaplin

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 521 -

    Kinsey

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  33. 149 -

    Charlie Wilson's War

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rabbit-Proof Fence

    2002, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 410 -

    Henry V

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 383 -

    The Great Debaters

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 9 -

    Ali

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 595 -

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 171 -

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 367 -

    Gods and Monsters

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 594 -

    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 526 -

    Kundun

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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    Nixon

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 691 -

    My Brilliant Career

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
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    Antwone Fisher

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
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    La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV

    1966 — a.k.a. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 668 -

    Mrs Brown

    1997 — a.k.a. Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown, in 1 top list Check
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    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
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    Padre padrone

    1977 — a.k.a. Padre Padrone, in 4 top lists Check
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