Engaging cinema : an introduction to film studies / Bill Nichols.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Bill, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xxx, 632 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026]

Summary:

"In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What social forces determine the kinds of movies that get made? How do movies reinforce - and sometimes overturn - social norms? In 'Engaging cinema', film scholar Bill Nichols explores the relationship between society and cinema, introducing students to film studies as it is actually done by scholars and critics. With in-depth discussion on the connections between cinema and ideology, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality - as well as thorough coverage of the key formal elements that make up a film - 'Engaging cinema' establishes film as a dynamic medium that responds to and defines our world." -- Back cover.

"Updated in a second edition with recent film examples and contemporary perspectives..." -- Back cover.

Contents:

The terms of cinematic engagement

The elements of film technique

Storytelling and narrative fiction film

Documentary film

The avant-garde cinema and poetic discourse

Three fundamental styles: realism, modernism, and postmodernism

Hollywood and beyond: national and institutional contexts

Genre films

Ideology and the cinema

Ethnicity and racism in film

Gender, masculinity, and feminism

The rise of queer cinema

Writing and speaking about film

Notes:

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780393543957

0393543951

OCLC:

1592132716

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381530