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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  1. 7 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
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    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
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    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
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    Amistad

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    E la nave va

    1983 — a.k.a. And the Ship Sails On, in 4 top lists Check
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    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
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    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    'Breaker' Morant

    1980 — a.k.a. Breaker Morant, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 131 -

    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
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    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 152 -

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  13. 161 -

    Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

    1979 — a.k.a. Christ Stopped at Eboli, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 168 -

    The Civil War

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 171 -

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
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    Das schreckliche Mädchen

    1990 — a.k.a. The Nasty Girl, in 4 top lists Check
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    Destination Tokyo

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 279 -

    Eight Men Out

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
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    Eyes on the Prize

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  20. 313 -

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 321 -

    Flags of Our Fathers

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 336 -

    4 Little Girls

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  23. 350 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 351 -

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
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    Nuovomondo

    2006 — a.k.a. Golden Door, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
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    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
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    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
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    Holocaust

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
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    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    Kaspar Hauser

    1993, in 1 top list Check
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    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
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    Kino-pravda no. 21 - Leninskaia Kino-pravda....

    1925, in 1 top list Check
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    Kundun

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Last King of Scotland

    2006, in 1 top list Check
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    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
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    Letters from Iwo Jima

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
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    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Missiles of October

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mrs Brown

    1997 — a.k.a. Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown, in 1 top list Check
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    Molière

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
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    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
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    Newsfront

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
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    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
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    Notre musique

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
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