商品簡介
Why are some films regarded as classics, worthy of entry into the canon of film history? Which sorts of films make the cut and why? Movie Greats questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. Students studying the history of film, canon formation or film aesthetics will find this book relevant, provocative and absorbing.
作者簡介
Philip Gillett is an independent film critic and writer, and author of The British Working Class in Postwar Film.