A Brief Introduction to Western Movies

Author: Pan Tianqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book approaches the subject from the perspective of thoughts and schools, with the two major aesthetic systems of representational aesthetics and expressive aesthetics as its main thread. It selectively introduces important artistic schools, influential directors, and their classic works in the history of Western cinema, as well as sorts out and analyzes major trends that have impacted the development of cinema. It provides an accessible yet comprehensive outline of the century-long history of world cinema. The time span covers from the invention of cinema to the end of the 20th century. The book is organized chronologically according to the development of film history, with a volume suitable for a semester-long course. It includes film stills related to the content, along with a bibliography and a list of some classic films. This book approaches the subject from the perspective of thoughts and schools, with the two major aesthetic systems of representational aesthetics and expressive aesthetics as its main thread. It selectively introduces important artistic schools, influential directors, and their classic works in the history of Western cinema, as well as sorts out and analyzes major trends that have impacted the development of cinema. It provides an accessible yet comprehensive outline of the century-long history of world cinema. The time span covers from the invention of cinema to the end of the 20th century. The book is organized chronologically according to the development of film history, with a volume suitable for a semester-long course. It includes film stills related to the content, along with a bibliography and a list of some classic films.