The Multi-Protagonist Film
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The Multi-Protagonist Film

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The Multi-Protagonist Film

About this book

The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. 
  • Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide
  • Guides readers through the genre's central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance
  • Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles,  American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. 
  • Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations:  the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices

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Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781444333930
eBook ISBN
9781444351903

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title page
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. LIST OF PLATES
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MULTI-PROTAGONIST FILM
  10. CHAPTER 2: THEORIZING THE MULTI-PROTAGONIST FILM
  11. CHAPTER 3: AN EARLY EXPERIMENT
  12. CHAPTER 4: SHORT CUTS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF A GENRE
  13. CHAPTER 5: ADOLESCENT TAPESTRIES
  14. CHAPTER 6: INTIMACY MULTIPLIES
  15. CHAPTER 7: GLOBAL THRILLS
  16. CONCLUSION
  17. REFERENCES
  18. INDEX

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