Close Encounters of the Third Kind

by Dana Polan

Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a film very much of its cinematic moment, combining the gritty realism of entrapment in the everyday with furtive dreams of escape.

Dana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema and the science fiction genre. He argues that Close Encounters is a film that is an allegory of the cinematic experience overall; it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839025778
• ISBN13: 9781839025778
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 7.5"