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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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
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Le royaume des fées
1903 — a.k.a. The Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cabiria
1914, in 12 top lists Check -
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Don Juan
1926, in 1 top list Check -
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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
1927, in 5 top lists Check -
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Destination Tokyo
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
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13 Rue Madeleine
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Far Country
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Flash Gordon
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Lone Ranger
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Time Machine
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
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Ride the High Country
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
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Tom Jones
1963, in 13 top lists Check -
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Help!
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Fantastic Voyage
1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check -
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Star Trek
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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Walkabout
1971, in 13 top lists Check -
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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Three Musketeers
1973, in 2 top lists Check -
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Harry and Tonto
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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Dersu Uzala
1975, in 11 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Muppet Movie
1979, in 5 top lists Check -
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Heaven's Gate
1980, in 8 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
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Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und...
1982 — a.k.a. Tristan and Isolde, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tron
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985, in 4 top lists Check -
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Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
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Batman
1989, in 9 top lists Check -
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Baywatch
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Sheltering Sky
1990, in 3 top lists Check
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