Altman and After: Multiple Narratives in Film

by Peter F. Parshall

Book Overview

In Altman & After: Multiple Narratives in Film, Peter Parshall carefully examines films that feature various plotlines. In each chapter, Parshall looks at a different example of the multi-plot form, such as network narrative and the multiple-draft narrative, demonstrating that the structure of each is central to their artistry, and that these devices open up a variety of creative vistas. Films studied in this book include Nashville, Pulp Fiction,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810885069
• ISBN13: 9780810885066
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: All ages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher