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. 3 -

    Accident

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 24 -

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 30 -

    Analyze This

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  4. 36 -

    O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

    1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 49 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 75 -

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 84 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 85 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 87 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 92 -

    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 95 -

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 103 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 108 -

    The Bourne Supremacy

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 110 -

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 117 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 129 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 134 -

    Cape Fear

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 137 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 139 -

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 144 -

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 153 -

    Chicago

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 172 -

    Clockers

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 173 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  24. 179 -

    Columbo

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 190 -

    The Cotton Club

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  26. 196 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 199 -

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 207 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 227 -

    Demolition Man

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  30. 228 -

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 234 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 237 -

    Dick Tracy

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 246 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 253 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  35. 254 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 256 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 257 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 260 -

    Dragnet

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 283 -

    Enemy of the State

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 290 -

    Escape from Alcatraz

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  41. 306 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 318 -

    Prénom Carmen

    1983 — a.k.a. First Name: Carmen, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 335 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 351 -

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 363 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 366 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  47. 375 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  48. 398 -

    Hammett

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
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    The House on 92nd Street

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 437 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
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