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. 33 -

    Angels in America

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 70 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 74 -

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 77 -

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 100 -

    Boccaccio '70

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  6. 143 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 222 -

    Deconstructing Harry

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  8. 242 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 278 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 297 -

    Ansikte mot ansikte

    1976 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 313 -

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 315 -

    Field of Dreams

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 322 -

    Flash Gordon

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 349 -

    Gabriel Over the White House

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 355 -

    Get a Life

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 356 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 389 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 404 -

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 405 -

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 453 -

    India Song

    1975, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 466 -

    It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 467 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  23. 469 -

    Jane B. par Agnès V.

    1988 — a.k.a. Jane B. for Agnes V., in 1 top list Check
  24. 483 -

    Giulietta degli spiriti

    1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 488 -

    Kate & Leopold

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 494 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 496 -

    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. Fairyland; or, the Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 605 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 606 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 607 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
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    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

    1966 — a.k.a. Morgan!, in 1 top list Check
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    O Lucky Man!

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
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    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  35. 769 -

    Peggy Sue Got Married

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 780 -

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
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    Pleasantville

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 847 -

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
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    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Stranger Than Fiction

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Superman Returns

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tempest

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  45. 995 new

    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  46. 1022 new

    Twilight

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 1023 new

    200 Motels

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 1043 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 1078 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 1082 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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