Table of Contents

Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Jill Nelmes, How to Use this Book, Useful Features, New Features of the Third Edition Part One: Institutions and Audiences: 1. Cinema as Institution, Searle Kochberg 2. Film Form and Narrative, Allan Rowe and Paul Wells 3. Spectator, Audience and Response Patrick Phillips Part Two: Approaches to Studying Film Texts: 4. Critical Approaches to Hollywood Cinema: Authorship, Genre and Stars, Paul Watson Part Three Genre Forms - Realism and Illusion: 5. The Documentary Form: Personal and Social `Realities' Paul Wells 6. Animation: Forms and Meanings Paul Wells Part Four: Representation of Gender and Sexuality: 7. Gender and Film Jill Nelmes 7. Lesbian and Gay Cinema Chris Jones Part Five: National Cinemas: 8. British Cinema Amy Sargeant 9. Indian Cinema Lalitha Gopalan 9. Soviet Montage Cinema Mark Joyce 10. The French New Wave Chris Darke

Reviews

""I know of no other introductory film text that covers so much ground, nor that so readily connects up film theory and discourse with work in mass and popular culture. The revised edition keeps up with changes in technology...the discussions of Hollywood are particularly illuminating...I highly recommend An Introduction to Film Studies.