The Remembered Film

by Victor Burgin

Most books about cinema, whether popular or academic, concentrate on what we might call the "inside" of the film: from star performances to narrative structures. The relatively few books about the "outside" of films speak mainly of such aspects of production and reception as the organization of the film industry and the sociology of audiences: the Hollywood studio system, for example, or fan clubs. The Remembered Film is unique in addressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861892152
• ISBN13: 9781861892157
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

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This book is very insightful, and for me it opened up an interesting way of understanding relationships between memory, place, and time-based media. It also bridges the gap between theories on still vs. moving images.