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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    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
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    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
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    Toast of the Town

    1948 — a.k.a. The Ed Sullivan Show, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tonight!

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
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    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
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    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
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    Now

    1965, in 5 top lists Check
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    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
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    Laugh-In

    1967 — a.k.a. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, in 0 top lists Check
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    One + One

    1968 — a.k.a. The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil, in 1 top list Check
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    1969, in 1 top list Check
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    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
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    Flip

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
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    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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    200 Motels

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
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    An American Family

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moses und Aron

    1975 — a.k.a. Moses and Aaron, in 1 top list Check
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    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
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    Saturday Night Live

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Bound for Glory

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
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    Leadbelly

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
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    New York, New York

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
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    Saturday Night Fever

    1977, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
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    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
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    E la nave va

    1983 — a.k.a. And the Ship Sails On, in 4 top lists Check
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    Flashdance

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
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    Michael Jackson: Thriller

    1983, in 1 top list Check
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    Tender Mercies

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Cotton Club

    1984, in 1 top list Check
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    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
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    Dirty Dancing

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
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    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Doors

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
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    Madonna: Truth or Dare

    1991, in 1 top list Check
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    Beavis and Butt-Head

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
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    Buena Vista Social Club

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
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    De-Lovely

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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    Don't Come Knocking

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
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    Walk the Line

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
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    Dreamgirls

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
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    A Prairie Home Companion

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
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    Shut Up & Sing

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Interface

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    La môme

    2007 — a.k.a. La Vie en Rose, in 1 top list Check
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