Cinema is a fertile ground for the production of cosmopolitan ideals. Films are produced, reviewed and watched worldwide, often circulating between cultural contexts. The book explores cosmopolitanism
Film noir has been understood as a genre exclusive to Hollywood. But classical US noir's downbeat sensibility also finds expression in later films from Japan, South Korea and greater China (including
This book explores the development of post-1945 Greek cinema focusing on the work of some of its most influential and internationally known film-makers. After examining the foundational historical and
Portuguese cinema has become increasingly prominent on the international film festival circuit and yet can still be described as a "small nation cinema." From box-office hit La Cage Dorée to the prest
