- 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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The Multi-Protagonist Film
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The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title page
- Dedication
- Copyright
- LIST OF PLATES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MULTI-PROTAGONIST FILM
- CHAPTER 2: THEORIZING THE MULTI-PROTAGONIST FILM
- CHAPTER 3: AN EARLY EXPERIMENT
- CHAPTER 4: SHORT CUTS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF A GENRE
- CHAPTER 5: ADOLESCENT TAPESTRIES
- CHAPTER 6: INTIMACY MULTIPLIES
- CHAPTER 7: GLOBAL THRILLS
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
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