The "I" of the Camera: Essays in Film Criticism, History, and Aesthetics

by William Rothman

Book Overview

Originally published in 1988, The I of the Camera has become a classic in the literature of film. This second edition includes fourteen new essays, as well as a new foreword. Offering alternatives to the viewing and criticism of film, William Rothman challenges readers to think about film in adventurous ways that are more open to our experience of movies. In explaining the American quality of American film, Rothman argues compellingly that movies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521527244
• ISBN13: 9780521527248
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"