James Monaco's How to Read a Film

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"Monaco once again looks at film from many vantage points, as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to other narrative media such as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, the book discusses the elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning, and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate."

Full Title: How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond

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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
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    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
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    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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    Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux

    1962 — a.k.a. Vivre Sa Vie, in 12 top lists Check
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    Une femme est une femme

    1961 — a.k.a. A Woman Is a Woman, in 4 top lists Check
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    Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film...

    1964 — a.k.a. Une Femme Mariée, in 7 top lists Check
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    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
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    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le petit soldat

    1963 — a.k.a. The Little Soldier, in 3 top lists Check
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    Je vous salue, Marie

    1985 — a.k.a. Hail Mary, in 3 top lists Check
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    Sauve qui peut (la vie)

    1980 — a.k.a. Every Man for Himself, in 5 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
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    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Prénom Carmen

    1983 — a.k.a. First Name: Carmen, in 3 top lists Check
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    Éloge de l'amour

    2001 — a.k.a. In Praise of Love, in 6 top lists Check
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    Tout va bien

    1972 — a.k.a. Tout Va Bien, in 4 top lists Check
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    La chinoise

    1967 — a.k.a. The Chinese, in 5 top lists Check
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    Les carabiniers

    1963 — a.k.a. The Soldiers, in 2 top lists Check
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    Notre musique

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
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    British Sounds

    1970 — a.k.a. See You at Mao, in 2 top lists Check
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    One + One

    1968 — a.k.a. The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil, in 1 top list Check
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    Le gai savoir

    1969 — a.k.a. Joy of Learning, in 1 top list Check
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    JLG/JLG - autoportrait de décembre

    1994 — a.k.a. JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December, in 0 top lists Check
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    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    Vladimir et Rosa

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
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