Understanding Film: Marxist Perspectives

by Mike Wayne

Book Overview

"Marxism and Film share at least one thing in common: they are both interested in the masses."
From the introduction

Film remains one of the most dominant cultural forms in the world today. Crossing classes and cultures, it permeates many aspects of our consciousness. In film, perhaps more than any other medium, we can read the politics of time and place, past and present. The history of Marxism has intersected with film in many ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745319920
• ISBN13: 9780745319926
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"