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鬲丕乇蹖禺 噩丕賲毓 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 噩賴丕賳
賲噩賲賵毓賴 丿賵噩賱丿蹖 鬲丕乇蹖禺 噩丕賲毓 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 噩賴丕賳貙亘賴 賯賱賲 丿蹖賵蹖丿 丕.讴賵讴 賵 鬲乇噩賲賴 賴賵卮賳诏 丌夭丕丿蹖 倬賵乇貙 賵噩賵賴 賲禺鬲賱賮 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 乇丕 亘乇乇爻蹖 賵 囟賲賳 丌賳 賲賴賲鈥屫臂屬� 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賵 鬲丨賵賱丕鬲貙 噩賳亘卮鈥屬囏ж� 爻亘讴鈥屬囏ж� 賵 夭賲蹖賳賴鈥屬囏й� 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖貙 爻蹖丕爻蹖 賵 丕賯鬲氐丕丿蹖 乇卮丿 賵 卮讴賵賮丕蹖蹖 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 鬲亘蹖蹖賳 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲.
禺丕爻鬲诏丕賴鈥屬囏� (丕氐賵賱 丕倬鬲蹖讴貙 鬲丨賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屭堐屰屫� 賳賲丕蹖卮 亘乇 倬乇丿賴 賵鈥�)貙 诏爻鬲乇卮 爻蹖賳賲丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 (爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 郾酃郾鄹 鈥� 郾酃郯鄯)貙 诏乇蹖賮蹖孬 賵 鬲丨賵賱 丿乇 賯丕賱亘 乇賵丕蹖蹖貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 丌賱賲丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 賵丕蹖賲丕乇 (郾酃鄄酃 鈥� 郾酃郾酃)貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 氐丕賲鬲 卮賵乇賵蹖 賵 賳馗乇蹖賴 賲賵賳鬲丕跇貙 賴丕賱蹖蹖賵丿 丿乇 丿賴賴 郾酃鄄郯貙 倬蹖丿丕蹖卮 氐丿丕 賵 乇賳诏 (郾酃鄢鄣 鈥� 郾酃鄄鄱)貙 賮蹖賱賲 賳丕胤賯 賵 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲賵丿蹖賵蹖蹖 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 丕乇賵倬丕 丿乇 丿賴賴 郾酃鄢郯貙 丕購乇爻賳 賵賱夭 賵 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 賳丕胤賯 賲丿乇賳 賵鈥� 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲賵乇丿 亘丨孬 讴鬲丕亘 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲.
丕蹖賳 賲亘丕丨孬 亘丕 鬲氐丕賵蹖乇蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏й� 賲禺鬲賱賮 賴賲乇丕賴 卮丿賴 賵 亘丕 賳賲丕蹖賴 丕卮禺丕氐貙 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏ж� 賵 讴賲倬丕賳蹖鈥屬囏й� 賮蹖賱賲鈥屫池ж槽屫� 賵 賮賴乇爻鬲 賲賳丕亘毓 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲.
禺丕爻鬲诏丕賴鈥屬囏� (丕氐賵賱 丕倬鬲蹖讴貙 鬲丨賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屭堐屰屫� 賳賲丕蹖卮 亘乇 倬乇丿賴 賵鈥�)貙 诏爻鬲乇卮 爻蹖賳賲丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 (爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 郾酃郾鄹 鈥� 郾酃郯鄯)貙 诏乇蹖賮蹖孬 賵 鬲丨賵賱 丿乇 賯丕賱亘 乇賵丕蹖蹖貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 丌賱賲丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 賵丕蹖賲丕乇 (郾酃鄄酃 鈥� 郾酃郾酃)貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 氐丕賲鬲 卮賵乇賵蹖 賵 賳馗乇蹖賴 賲賵賳鬲丕跇貙 賴丕賱蹖蹖賵丿 丿乇 丿賴賴 郾酃鄄郯貙 倬蹖丿丕蹖卮 氐丿丕 賵 乇賳诏 (郾酃鄢鄣 鈥� 郾酃鄄鄱)貙 賮蹖賱賲 賳丕胤賯 賵 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲賵丿蹖賵蹖蹖 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖貙 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 丕乇賵倬丕 丿乇 丿賴賴 郾酃鄢郯貙 丕購乇爻賳 賵賱夭 賵 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 賳丕胤賯 賲丿乇賳 賵鈥� 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲賵乇丿 亘丨孬 讴鬲丕亘 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲.
丕蹖賳 賲亘丕丨孬 亘丕 鬲氐丕賵蹖乇蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏й� 賲禺鬲賱賮 賴賲乇丕賴 卮丿賴 賵 亘丕 賳賲丕蹖賴 丕卮禺丕氐貙 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏ж� 賵 讴賲倬丕賳蹖鈥屬囏й� 賮蹖賱賲鈥屫池ж槽屫� 賵 賮賴乇爻鬲 賲賳丕亘毓 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲.
740 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
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賴賲賵賳鈥屫堌臂� 讴賴 丕夭 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 讴鬲丕亘 銆� A History of Narrative Film銆� 倬蹖丿丕爻鬲貙 讴賵讴 鬲丕乇蹖禺 爻蹖賳賲丕 乇賵 "鬲丕乇蹖禺 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 乇賵丕蹖蹖" 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 賵 亘賴 噩夭 丕卮丕乇賴鈥屬囏й� 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賴 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 賲爻鬲賳丿 賵 丌賵丕賳诏丕乇丿貙 讴鬲丕亘 鬲賲丕賲丕 丿乇 賵氐賮 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 乇賵丕蹖蹖鈥� 丕爻鬲. 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 丕诏乇 丿賳亘丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賴爻鬲蹖賳 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖 乇賵 诏賮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴(賵 賯丕毓丿鬲丕 賲禺鬲氐乇鬲乇) "亘賵乇丿賵賱" 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴鬲乇蹖賴.
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 噩匕丕亘鬲乇 丕夭 亘賵乇丿賵賱 讴乇丿賴貙 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 噩丕賱亘蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 讴賵讴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 卮丕賴丕讴丕乇鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖蹖 诏賮鬲賴 亘賵丿. 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 爻丕禺鬲 蹖讴 賮蹖賱賲貙 蹖丕 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲蹖 讴賴 亘毓丿 丕夭 倬禺卮卮 丕賮鬲丕丿賴.
賳讴鬲賴 丿蹖诏乇蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭 賲蹖讴賳賴 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 丿乇爻鬲 賵 亘賴鈥屫з嗀ж操囏� 亘賴 爻丕禺鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 丨丕讴賲 亘乇 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲賵丿蹖賵蹖蹖 賴丕賱蹖賵賵丿 亘賵丿. 丿賳亘丕賱 讴乇丿賳 禺胤 爻蹖乇 丕蹖賳 噩乇蹖丕賳鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 丿蹖丿蹖 禺賵亘蹖 乇賵 亘賴 卮賲丕 丿乇亘丕乇賴 爻蹖爻鬲賲 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賮蹖賱賲 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳 亘丿賴.
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 禺賵丿賲 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屫ж� 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 讴爻亘 讴賳賲貙 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕蹖 讴賲鬲乇 丿蹖丿賴 卮丿賴(丿乇 賳夭丿 賲丕貙 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖鈥屬囏�) 丕乇賵倬丕蹖 卮乇賯蹖 賵 讴卮賵乇賴丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 爻賵賲 亘賵丿. 賴乇 趩賳丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賳胤賵乇 讴賴 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕蹖賳 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕 亘賵丿賴貙 亘賴卮賵賳 賳倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴貙 丕賲丕 鬲丕 丨丿 賯丕亘賱 賯亘賵賱蹖 賳蹖丕夭鬲賵賳 乇賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵乇丿 亘乇丕賵乇丿賴 賲蹖讴賳賴.(丨丿丕賯賱 丕夭 亘賵乇丿賵賱 亘蹖卮鬲乇 诏賮鬲賴)
鬲丕乇蹖禺 噩丕賲毓 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 賮賵賯鈥屫з勜关ж団€屫й屬�. 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 毓丕賱蹖 賵 賳孬乇蹖 乇賵賳 讴賴 丕亘丿丕 禺爻鬲鬲賵賳 賳賲蹖讴賳賴.
倬.賳: 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 鬲賵賱丿 爻蹖賳賲丕 鬲丕 郾酃酃郯 乇賵 卮丕賲賱 賲蹖卮賴.
賴賲賵賳鈥屫堌臂� 讴賴 丕夭 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 讴鬲丕亘 銆� A History of Narrative Film銆� 倬蹖丿丕爻鬲貙 讴賵讴 鬲丕乇蹖禺 爻蹖賳賲丕 乇賵 "鬲丕乇蹖禺 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 乇賵丕蹖蹖" 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 賵 亘賴 噩夭 丕卮丕乇賴鈥屬囏й� 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賴 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 賲爻鬲賳丿 賵 丌賵丕賳诏丕乇丿貙 讴鬲丕亘 鬲賲丕賲丕 丿乇 賵氐賮 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 乇賵丕蹖蹖鈥� 丕爻鬲. 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 丕诏乇 丿賳亘丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賴爻鬲蹖賳 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖 乇賵 诏賮鬲賴 亘丕卮賴(賵 賯丕毓丿鬲丕 賲禺鬲氐乇鬲乇) "亘賵乇丿賵賱" 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴鬲乇蹖賴.
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 禺蹖賱蹖 噩匕丕亘鬲乇 丕夭 亘賵乇丿賵賱 讴乇丿賴貙 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 噩丕賱亘蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 讴賵讴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 卮丕賴丕讴丕乇鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖蹖 诏賮鬲賴 亘賵丿. 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 爻丕禺鬲 蹖讴 賮蹖賱賲貙 蹖丕 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲蹖 讴賴 亘毓丿 丕夭 倬禺卮卮 丕賮鬲丕丿賴.
賳讴鬲賴 丿蹖诏乇蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭 賲蹖讴賳賴 倬乇丿丕禺鬲 丿乇爻鬲 賵 亘賴鈥屫з嗀ж操囏� 亘賴 爻丕禺鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 丨丕讴賲 亘乇 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丕爻鬲賵丿蹖賵蹖蹖 賴丕賱蹖賵賵丿 亘賵丿. 丿賳亘丕賱 讴乇丿賳 禺胤 爻蹖乇 丕蹖賳 噩乇蹖丕賳鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 丿蹖丿蹖 禺賵亘蹖 乇賵 亘賴 卮賲丕 丿乇亘丕乇賴 爻蹖爻鬲賲 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賮蹖賱賲 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳 亘丿賴.
趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 禺賵丿賲 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屫ж� 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 讴爻亘 讴賳賲貙 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕蹖 讴賲鬲乇 丿蹖丿賴 卮丿賴(丿乇 賳夭丿 賲丕貙 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖鈥屬囏�) 丕乇賵倬丕蹖 卮乇賯蹖 賵 讴卮賵乇賴丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 爻賵賲 亘賵丿. 賴乇 趩賳丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賳胤賵乇 讴賴 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕蹖賳 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕 亘賵丿賴貙 亘賴卮賵賳 賳倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴貙 丕賲丕 鬲丕 丨丿 賯丕亘賱 賯亘賵賱蹖 賳蹖丕夭鬲賵賳 乇賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵乇丿 亘乇丕賵乇丿賴 賲蹖讴賳賴.(丨丿丕賯賱 丕夭 亘賵乇丿賵賱 亘蹖卮鬲乇 诏賮鬲賴)
鬲丕乇蹖禺 噩丕賲毓 爻蹖賳賲丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 賮賵賯鈥屫з勜关ж団€屫й屬�. 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 毓丕賱蹖 賵 賳孬乇蹖 乇賵賳 讴賴 丕亘丿丕 禺爻鬲鬲賵賳 賳賲蹖讴賳賴.
倬.賳: 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 鬲賵賱丿 爻蹖賳賲丕 鬲丕 郾酃酃郯 乇賵 卮丕賲賱 賲蹖卮賴.
May 28, 2014
If you want to explore the world of cinema, this is as good an atlas as you can have. Like any atlas, it's an overview鈥攜ou'll have to look elsewhere for topographic maps and street-level views of the Czech New Wave, Cinema Novo, French Poetic Realism or whatever happens to catch your eye鈥攂ut it grounds every movement in the history of both its national cinema and the historical and technological development of film as a whole, giving you a practical sense of awareness in the great filmic scheme of things. Although it's a thick book and does contain paragraphs that are just lists of film titles, Cook's narrative proceeds smoothly and you can certainly read it cover to cover, skipping those paragraphs if you're uninterested. Speaking of lists: yes, the internet is a better place for them than a printed book and you can find plenty of good film lists online (Jonathan Rosenbaum's 1000 Essential Films is a great one), but Cook digs up titles you usually won't see elsewhere and he does it objectively, on a global scale and for over one hundred years of film production. He also never leaves you questioning why a particular film is important, even if his explanation is just a single densely-packed sentence. Sometimes he does spend a page or two on a film, but these close-ups aren't the book's strength. Uncontroversial, they mostly illustrate that film, which is often approached very personally or dogmatically in theory books, can be studied analytically: there truly is a visual language. A History of Narrative Film is enthusiastically recommended to anyone with a burgeoning interest in cinema.
February 17, 2012
乇睾賲 兀賳賷 兀毓胤賷鬲賴 丕賱賳噩賵賲 丕賱禺賲爻 ...廿賱丕 兀賳賳賷 賱丕 兀馗賳 兀賳 丕賱噩賲賷毓 爻賷爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴 亘賯丿乇 丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓賷 ...
亘亘爻丕胤賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷丨賰賷 毓賳 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賲賳匕 亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕...賲賳匕 兀賵賱 卮乇賷胤 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 毓乇囟 賮賷 爻丕丨丕鬲 亘丕乇賷爻 (賵乇賵丕賷賴 丕禺乇賶 賮賷 乇賵賲丕) 丕賱賶 丕賳 賵氐賱鬲 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賳丕胤賯賴 ...
賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲 兀毓賷丕賳賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳賴丕 ...
賵賱賲 鬲鬲爻賳 賱賷 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 兀胤賱丕賯丕 乇睾賲 兀賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 匕賰乇 兀賳賴丕 毓賱丕賲丕鬲 賮丕氐賱賴 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 ...
賵賱毓賱 賲賳 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲丕賱鬲賷 賮賱丨鬲 賮賷 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 賰丕賳 ""Mark茅ta Lazarov谩""
賵賰賲 賰丕賳鬲 爻毓丕丿鬲賷 亘賴 賱丕賳賴 丕賵賱 賮賷賱賲 鬲卮賷賰賵爻賱賵賮丕賰賷 丕乇丕賴 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賲丕丕賳賴 孬丕賱孬 賮賷賱賲 賲兀禺賵匕 毓賳 乇賵丕賷賴...
丨賯丕 兀爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
亘亘爻丕胤賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷丨賰賷 毓賳 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賲賳匕 亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕...賲賳匕 兀賵賱 卮乇賷胤 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 毓乇囟 賮賷 爻丕丨丕鬲 亘丕乇賷爻 (賵乇賵丕賷賴 丕禺乇賶 賮賷 乇賵賲丕) 丕賱賶 丕賳 賵氐賱鬲 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賳丕胤賯賴 ...
賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲 兀毓賷丕賳賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳賴丕 ...
賵賱賲 鬲鬲爻賳 賱賷 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 兀胤賱丕賯丕 乇睾賲 兀賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 匕賰乇 兀賳賴丕 毓賱丕賲丕鬲 賮丕氐賱賴 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 ...
賵賱毓賱 賲賳 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲丕賱鬲賷 賮賱丨鬲 賮賷 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 賰丕賳 ""Mark茅ta Lazarov谩""
賵賰賲 賰丕賳鬲 爻毓丕丿鬲賷 亘賴 賱丕賳賴 丕賵賱 賮賷賱賲 鬲卮賷賰賵爻賱賵賮丕賰賷 丕乇丕賴 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賲丕丕賳賴 孬丕賱孬 賮賷賱賲 賲兀禺賵匕 毓賳 乇賵丕賷賴...
丨賯丕 兀爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
January 2, 2017
賲賳 兀賲鬲毓 丕賱賰鬲亘 廿賱賱賷 賯乇賷鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕貙 賵丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 賲卮 賲噩乇丿 乇氐丿 賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞 賮賯胤 賵賱賰賳 亘賷卮賲賱 鬲丨賱賷賱 兀賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賵丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵爻賷丕爻賷 賲毓 毓乇囟 賵鬲丨賱賷賱 賱亘毓囟 丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 賵鬲丕乇賷禺 賵兀爻丕賱賷亘 丕賱乇賵丕丿 賲賳 丕賱賲禺乇噩賷賳 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕 兀賵乇賵亘丕 賵乇賵爻賷丕 賲賲賳 賰丕賳鬲 賱賴賲 毓賱丕賲丕鬲 亘丕乇夭丞 賮賷 廿乇孬丕亍 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱賲賵賳鬲丕噩 賵丕賱鬲賰賵賷賳 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賱賱賰丕丿乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賲丐孬乇丕鬲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賵睾賷乇賴丕.
丨夭賷賳丞 噩丿丕賸 廿賳 亘賯賷丞 兀噩夭丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賲 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賵兀鬲賲賳賶 廿賳賴丕 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賯乇賷亘 兀賵 賲毓賳丿賷卮 賲丕賳毓 兀鬲乇噩賲賴丕 兀賳丕 :)
丨夭賷賳丞 噩丿丕賸 廿賳 亘賯賷丞 兀噩夭丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賲 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賵兀鬲賲賳賶 廿賳賴丕 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賯乇賷亘 兀賵 賲毓賳丿賷卮 賲丕賳毓 兀鬲乇噩賲賴丕 兀賳丕 :)
May 15, 2016
This was my primary reference for film courses when I attended Marquette U. back in the mists of time. I had two main film professors there. One, James Arnold, was outstanding: a published scholar in the field and a wonderful, personable guy. The other, whose name I can't remember and wouldn't mention if I did, was a true idiot who seemed to be going senile and knew nothing about film aesthetics or style or philosophy or history and whose only criterion of film quality was if a film addressed "social problems." He was like a Bosley Crowther pedant freeze dried with the water sucked away. All you had to say on the blue book quiz was "social problems" 20 times to get an 'A.' As least he showed us some good (and at the time, rare) films. I actually went to Arnold's office to complain about this guy, but Arnold stuck to the Masonic old-boy's club, no-snitch-teacher-protection-racket code, or some such. It was like filing a complaint with police internal affairs.
But anyway, I appreciate Cook's narrative of the history of the movie art a lot more now than I did at the time. It is remarkably thorough and dense for all it tries to cover and is well presented and smartly written, and liberally illustrated with stills. (Several editions have appeared since this one).
A few years ago I found and read an interview with Cook on some website and I was shocked and disillusioned by what a film philistine he is. His tastes struck me as odd. That bias, to his credit, does not appear in his book, which remains an essential work for film studies.
(KevinR@Ky, amended 2016)
But anyway, I appreciate Cook's narrative of the history of the movie art a lot more now than I did at the time. It is remarkably thorough and dense for all it tries to cover and is well presented and smartly written, and liberally illustrated with stills. (Several editions have appeared since this one).
A few years ago I found and read an interview with Cook on some website and I was shocked and disillusioned by what a film philistine he is. His tastes struck me as odd. That bias, to his credit, does not appear in his book, which remains an essential work for film studies.
(KevinR@Ky, amended 2016)
November 26, 2019
噩賱丿 丕賵賱 鬲賲丕賲.
August 22, 2021
賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 賵 賷賲賰賳 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱賱賶 賱賯賷鬲賴 亘賷丨賰賶 丕夭丕賶 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕亘鬲丿鬲 賵 亘賷鬲賰賱賲 毓賳 賰賱 乇賵丕丿賴丕 賵 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賵 丕賮賱丕賲賴丕 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賵 賲鬲乇噩賲 賱賱毓乇亘賶 鈥� 丕毓鬲賯丿 丕賳賶 賴丕噩賷亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱丕氐賱賶 賷賵賲丕 賲丕 賵 賴噩賷亘 賰賲丕賳 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱鬲丕賳賶 丕賱賱賶 賲鬲乇噩賲卮 賱賱毓乇亘賶 鈥� 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷丨賲賱 匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丨賱賵丞 毓賳 丕賷丕賲 丿乇丕爻鬲賶 賮賶 賲毓賴丿 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賵 賲丨丕囟乇丕鬲
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賮賶 賲丕丿丞 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱毓丕賱賷賲丞 賲毓 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 賲禺鬲丕乇 賷賵賳爻 鈥� 賰鬲丕亘 賲賮賷丿 噩丿丕 噩丿丕 賱丕賶 丨丿 毓丕賵夭 賷毓乇賮 丕夭丕賶 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕亘鬲丿鬲 賵 丕夭丕賶 鬲賲 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賵賱 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲 賵 賲賷賳 乇賵丕丿 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱丨賯賷賯賯賷賳 賵 賰賲丕賳 丕夭丕賶 胤賵乇賵丕 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 亘氐賳丕毓丞 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賲賳 丕賵賱 丕賱丕禺賵丕賳 賱賵賲賷賷乇 賵 噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷賴 賱丨丿 噩乇賷賮賷孬 賵 丕賷夭賳卮鬲丕賷賳 .. 賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 賮毓賱丕 賵 丕賳氐丨 丕賶 賲丨亘 賱賱爻賳賲丕 賲卮 亘爻 丿丕乇爻 賱賷賴丕 亘賯乇兀鬲賴.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賮賶 賲丕丿丞 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱毓丕賱賷賲丞 賲毓 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 賲禺鬲丕乇 賷賵賳爻 鈥� 賰鬲丕亘 賲賮賷丿 噩丿丕 噩丿丕 賱丕賶 丨丿 毓丕賵夭 賷毓乇賮 丕夭丕賶 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕亘鬲丿鬲 賵 丕夭丕賶 鬲賲 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賵賱 丕賱丕賮賱丕賲 賵 賲賷賳 乇賵丕丿 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱丨賯賷賯賯賷賳 賵 賰賲丕賳 丕夭丕賶 胤賵乇賵丕 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 亘氐賳丕毓丞 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賲賳 丕賵賱 丕賱丕禺賵丕賳 賱賵賲賷賷乇 賵 噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷賴 賱丨丿 噩乇賷賮賷孬 賵 丕賷夭賳卮鬲丕賷賳 .. 賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 賮毓賱丕 賵 丕賳氐丨 丕賶 賲丨亘 賱賱爻賳賲丕 賲卮 亘爻 丿丕乇爻 賱賷賴丕 亘賯乇兀鬲賴.
November 21, 2024
賴賳賵夭 讴丕賲賱 賳禺賵賳丿賲卮 丕賲丕 禺賵丕爻鬲賲 亘诏賲 賲賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵乇丿賵賱 乇賵 倬乇鬲 讴乇丿賲! 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賲卮 丿賵乇. 賵賱蹖 丕蹖賳 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 爻
鬲丨賱蹖賱蹖 賵 丕蹖賳丕爻 ...丨丕賱丕 賲賳 讴丕賲賱 賳禺賵賳丿賲卮 . 賵賱蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴
鬲丨賱蹖賱蹖 賵 丕蹖賳丕爻 ...丨丕賱丕 賲賳 讴丕賲賱 賳禺賵賳丿賲卮 . 賵賱蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴
June 18, 2017
This book, written in 1981, represents the 鈥渟tate of the art鈥� of film studies for the previous generation. As such, it is mostly of interest to people wanting to understand the flawed history of academic approaches to cinema. Much of what it asserts has been challenged by more recent work, and where it hasn鈥檛, there is probably reason to reexamine and reconsider in the near future.
Cook鈥檚 premise is where the problems begin. Cook believes that cinema is 鈥渁 technological art,鈥� and that this somehow differs it from other art forms. What he fails to comprehend is that all art is fundamentally tied to human technologies, and that it never exists in a 鈥減ure鈥� state. He compounds this fallacy by claiming that film鈥檚 dependency on technology leads to a fundamenta conflict between the 鈥渂usiness鈥� side of film and its artistic expression, failing to note that no art can exist outside of this dichotomy. Even in a non-market-based society, the question of how many people will see a work of art depends on its ability to 鈥渁dvertise鈥� in some way. Artistic expression and social organization are inextricably linked, and not necessarily contradictory. All of this, of course, leads to Cook devaluing 鈥渃ommercial鈥� or popular movies, and celebrating 鈥渁rtistic鈥� or unpopular ones.
Where there may be some value in this is in introducing readers to movies they wouldn鈥檛 otherwise know about. For neophytes to film studies, it could still be important to learn at least the names of the movies and directors of the French New Wave, German Expressionism, Italian Neo-Realism, and Japanese Post-War Cinema. It would be nice, however, if Cook could do this without framing his own subjective aesthetic tastes as objective value judgments.
The other problem with using a book of film history from another era is how much Cook doesn鈥檛 know, because of the relative availability of movies from the periods he writes about. This book came out right at the beginning of the home video revolution, so for his knowledge he was dependant on retrospective, re-releases, and memories of movies seen in theaters years or decades before. Furthermore, a lot has been discovered since he wrote. For example, one cannot hold him accountable for his ignorance of Czarist Russian cinema, which included geniuses like Evgeni Bauer, because these movies were locked up in Soviet archives when he was writing. But, a modern reader would want to take these into account, and not simply accept Cook鈥檚 assertion that 鈥淸m]ost films of the period鈥ere distinctly mediocre.鈥� Similarly, his inflated praise of the work of D.W. Griffith can be explained in part because Biograph films were better preserved and more often screened than other Nickelodeon-era work, and so he had little to compare it to.
In general, the actual errors in this book come thick and fast in the beginning, where a limited opportunity to see older movies hampered his research, and at the end, where his myopic perspective prevents accurate predictions of what is happening around him and what will change in the future. That鈥檚 understandable, but it makes the book less valuable thirty years after the fact. I understand that there are updated editions, so this problem, at least, might have since been reduced.
Cook鈥檚 premise is where the problems begin. Cook believes that cinema is 鈥渁 technological art,鈥� and that this somehow differs it from other art forms. What he fails to comprehend is that all art is fundamentally tied to human technologies, and that it never exists in a 鈥減ure鈥� state. He compounds this fallacy by claiming that film鈥檚 dependency on technology leads to a fundamenta conflict between the 鈥渂usiness鈥� side of film and its artistic expression, failing to note that no art can exist outside of this dichotomy. Even in a non-market-based society, the question of how many people will see a work of art depends on its ability to 鈥渁dvertise鈥� in some way. Artistic expression and social organization are inextricably linked, and not necessarily contradictory. All of this, of course, leads to Cook devaluing 鈥渃ommercial鈥� or popular movies, and celebrating 鈥渁rtistic鈥� or unpopular ones.
Where there may be some value in this is in introducing readers to movies they wouldn鈥檛 otherwise know about. For neophytes to film studies, it could still be important to learn at least the names of the movies and directors of the French New Wave, German Expressionism, Italian Neo-Realism, and Japanese Post-War Cinema. It would be nice, however, if Cook could do this without framing his own subjective aesthetic tastes as objective value judgments.
The other problem with using a book of film history from another era is how much Cook doesn鈥檛 know, because of the relative availability of movies from the periods he writes about. This book came out right at the beginning of the home video revolution, so for his knowledge he was dependant on retrospective, re-releases, and memories of movies seen in theaters years or decades before. Furthermore, a lot has been discovered since he wrote. For example, one cannot hold him accountable for his ignorance of Czarist Russian cinema, which included geniuses like Evgeni Bauer, because these movies were locked up in Soviet archives when he was writing. But, a modern reader would want to take these into account, and not simply accept Cook鈥檚 assertion that 鈥淸m]ost films of the period鈥ere distinctly mediocre.鈥� Similarly, his inflated praise of the work of D.W. Griffith can be explained in part because Biograph films were better preserved and more often screened than other Nickelodeon-era work, and so he had little to compare it to.
In general, the actual errors in this book come thick and fast in the beginning, where a limited opportunity to see older movies hampered his research, and at the end, where his myopic perspective prevents accurate predictions of what is happening around him and what will change in the future. That鈥檚 understandable, but it makes the book less valuable thirty years after the fact. I understand that there are updated editions, so this problem, at least, might have since been reduced.
November 7, 2021
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July 31, 2011It's fun for people like me to bitch about this text, but at the end of the day it forms the foundation of my knowledge of film history, which I have lectured on at three universities.
September 21, 2013
賲賳 兀噩賲賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 毓賳 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕
June 10, 2022
This book offers a complete overview of the History of Narrative Film, as the title says, very detailed, and around the world. Offers a lot of information and includes nice screen shots of discussed movies. Very interesting and a must-read for filmstudents. I read the third edition, which unfortunately isn't up to date, but later versions should solve this problem.
September 3, 2019
Cook concludes by saying that we should understand old films for the achievements they are within technological capacity at the time of production. As I read an edition from from 1989-90, the same goes for this book as I feel it leaves out issues of race and gender that would not be possible today.
April 15, 2020
More like an encyclopedia with some narrative. It's mostly namedropping, with too much weight given to the concept of nations and national cinema. But at certain points (the beginnings of film, the studios structure in Hollywood are two good examples), its introductory value is great.
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January 12, 2020I prefer Bordwell :)
February 7, 2022
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February 18, 2023A great resource, knocked down only by its huge omission of animation (though the author does state the form deserves a stand-alone history).
June 11, 2023
鬲丕乇蹖禺 噩丕賲毓 爻蹖賳賲丕 (丿蹖賵蹖丿 丌 讴賵讴)
蹖讴 丿爻鬲丕賵乇丿 卮诏賮鬲鈥屫з嗂屫藏� 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖鈥屫必迟� 讴賵讴 亘丕 胤蹖賮 毓馗蹖賲蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏ж� 賵 丕賱禺氐賵氐 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕蹖 賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丌卮賳丕 亘賵丿賴.
讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲丕丿丕賳賴.
蹖讴 丿爻鬲丕賵乇丿 卮诏賮鬲鈥屫з嗂屫藏� 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖鈥屫必迟� 讴賵讴 亘丕 胤蹖賮 毓馗蹖賲蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬囏ж� 賵 丕賱禺氐賵氐 爻蹖賳賲丕賴丕蹖 賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丌卮賳丕 亘賵丿賴.
讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲丕丿丕賳賴.
October 5, 2023
read this last year and it was one of the things that started my immense love for film so 5 stars ofc!
January 18, 2018
Essentially, this history is just one big list of lists. Through the years, its biggest point of controversy has centered on who and what was left out. Written in 1981, the book is not only dated in terms of time but also in the fact that it has been replaced by online lists and filmographies. What interpretive history there is that goes into the book is minimal and not worth bothering with. Through the decades there have been so many of these general histories, including those by Giannetti, Bordwell and Thompson, and Sobchack. Probably the best of the bunch is Richard Maltby's Hollywood Cinema--there is some genuine thought and theoretical insight within it. Cook's book is the biggest, but it is far from the best.
April 24, 2012
This is a fascinating book and aside from the author spending a bit too much time simply listing directors and their films it is a excellent read. There are some fairly hefty passages that it seems the author was merely trying to fill space and boost page count by listing an extensive list of the films by a given filmmaker. This type of information would have been more effectively provided as lists in an appendix instead of taking up paragraphs of material. Otherwise this is an insightful and highly informative historical reference.
July 31, 2008
I never enjoyed history until it was grounded in a particular topic area. This book not only thoroughly covers the film industry--from its inception to its current state--it also offers a starting place for understanding global happenings more broadly. Cook explains the various cultural, social, and political factors that influenced film production and shaped the different ideologies that exist in our world. Since it is huge, I recommend going through this slowly or as a reference text.
February 25, 2015
Its good for what it is; but its that type of book which is never urgent to finish. Its a very thick encyclopedia of small film summaries; a few paragraphs about each film and what made the film relevant. This book I accidentally left at a friend's house and I wont see it back for a while; so I'm marking it as 'abandoned'. I'm very interested in narrative; but this one can be let go without regret.
April 18, 2010
I used this for my Film History classes in college and it's one of my favorite reference books. Even when I was taking other classes, I would always go back to this book to get a good background on whatever I was learning about. It's a great place to start for research and there are lots of photos to help explain concepts.
October 22, 2023
This book broadened my horizons BIG time!!! The only thing I disliked was that the author spoiled every ending/pivotal moment for each film described, and I鈥檇 find myself skipping paragraphs in the case I decided to watch those films. Overall, it is an incredible book for filmmakers or anyone wanting to understand the evolution of cinema!
December 8, 2008
A wonderful introduction to film accompanied by diagrams and stills of shots that not only held my interest but helped my interest in this area of study grow tremendously.
This book was read for an English course.
This book was read for an English course.
May 18, 2011
A great companion to an appreciation of movies - great information on the background and definitions of various 'movements' genres or periods in filmic history. Clear and unassailable info on 'why' certain films are so important to us
August 13, 2016
This is an interesting and thorough book that tells the story of narrative film just as the title suggests. I actually had a course with the author and he was great! I actually think there's a new version of the book coming out soon.
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