Film Analysis

Why bother with film analysis? This book is based on the premise that the ability to understand a film's structure fundamentally enhances the everyday viewing experience. The aim of Film Analysis is not just to answer inquisitive analytical questions, but also to teach you how to ask them. The clarity of the explanation is enhanced by hundreds of specific examples and a number of more detailed analyses of well-known and lesser-known films, such as Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), King of Šumava (1959), Bloody Sunday (2002), Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) and Titanic (1997). Thanks to its comprehensibility and complexity, the book is intended for a wide range of readers: from cinema lovers and aspiring filmmakers to applicants for art history and film studies programmes.