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At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World by Ching-mei Esthe Yau Publisher Comments Breathtaking swordplay and nostalgic love, Peking opera and Chow Yun-fat's cult followers -- these are some of the elements of the vivid and diverse urban imagination that find form and expression in the thriving Hong Kong cinema. All receive their due... (read more) Your price: $23.50 New - Trade Paper 
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Cine Mexicano by Rogelio Agrasanchez Publisher Comments Whether you appreciate the posters on their own or are inspired to seek out and experience the films they tout, Cine Mexicano will lead you into an exotic world that you won't soon forget.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Screening Modernism: European Art Cinema, 1950-1980 (Cinema and Modernity) by Andras Balin Kovacs Publisher Comments Casting fresh light on the renowned productions of auteurs like Antonioni, Fellini, and Bresson and drawing out from the shadows a range of important but lesser-known works, Screening Modernism is the first comprehensive study of European art cinemas... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Name of This Book Is Dogme 95 by Richard Kelly Publisher Comments The first in-depth examination of the popular and controversial Danish film movement. The future of filmmaking starts here. What began as a ripple of discontent in Denmark has turned into a full-fledged new wave. In 1995, when Lars von Trier, not yet the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking During Times of Transition (Envisioning Cuba) by Ann Marie Stock Publisher Comments The 1990s were a time of dramatic transformation for Cuba. With the collapse of its Cold War relationship with the Soviet Union, the island nation plummeted into an era of scarcity and uncertainty known as the Special Period, a time from which it emerged... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era (Film and Culture) by Noah Isenberg Publisher Comments Taken as a whole, the sixteen remarkable films discussed in this provocative new volume of essays represent the brilliant creativity that flourished in the name of German cinema between the wars. Encompassing early gangster pictures and science fiction... (read more) List Price $35.50 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt (2ND 09 Edition) by Lotte H. Eisner Synopsis The golden age of German cinema began at the end of the First World War and ended shortly after the coming of sound. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari onwards the principal films of this period were characterized by two influences: literary Expressionism... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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From Hitler to Heimat: The Return of History as Film by Anton Kaes Synopsis West German filmmakers have tried repeatedly over the past half-century to come to terms with Germany's stigmatized history. How can Hitler and the Holocaust, how can the complicity and shame of the average German be narrated and visualized? How can... (read more) List Price $28.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach (Toronto Italian Studies (Paperback)) by Christophe Wagstaff Publisher Comments The end of the Second World War saw the emergence of neorealist film in Italy. In Italian Neorealist Cinema, Christopher Wagstaff analyses three neorealist films that have had significant influence on filmmakers around the world. Wagstaff treats these... (read more) List Price $48.75 Your price: $31.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Nollywood by Pieter Hugo Publisher Comments Nigeria's frenetic film industry is captured in stunning photographs by the acclaimed photographer Pieter Hugo.... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Hardcover
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Japanese Movie Billboards: Retro Art from a Century of Cinema by Black Kairakutei Publisher Comments A retrospective of the almost extinct phenomenon of billboard painting in Japan, this is a fascinating look at the golden age of cinema as seen through the eyes of Japanese artists and media. Contains cover-to-cover, full-color photos, film trivia and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema (Contemporary Film and Television) by David E James Publisher Comments Korean cinema was virtually unavailable to the West during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945), and no film made before 1943 has been recovered even though Korea had an active film-making industry that produced at least 240 films. For a period of... (read more) List Price $36.25 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Secret Politics of Our Desires by Ashis Nandy Publisher Comments This book deals with an important and too-often ignored area of cultural studies. To examine the enormous industry of Indian popular cinema is to study Indian modernity at its very rawest. The questions and perspectives this book presents provoke a... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Asian pop cinema :Bombay to Tokyo by Lee Server Publisher Comments Asian Pop Cinema is the first full-color guide to the wide-ranging films of Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and India, served up with dozens of spectacular photographs, film stills, and movie posters. Outlandish... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blood Cinema by Marsha Kinder Publisher Comments "This is the most complete, in-depth, sophisticated study of Spanish cinema available in any language."--Marvin D'Lugo, author of "The Films of Carlos... (read more) List Price $36.25 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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History of Italian Cinema by Peter Bondanella Synopsis Italian Cinema is the only complete and up-to-date book on the subjectavailable anywhere, in any language. New coverage from 1989 to the present includes the Italian horror-film genre, Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful), Bernardo Bertolucci (Stealing Be... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Gender & German Cinema Volume 2 by Sandra Frieden Publisher Comments International film has received some of its most original impulses from German film makers however the works by women directors in German speaking countries have been largely ignored in spite of the important social, political and historical issues they... (read more) List Price $45.50 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Japanese Horror Cinema by Jay Mcroy Publisher Comments A critical introduction the most important Japanese horror films produced over the last fifty years, Japanese Horror Cinema provides an insightful examination of the tradition's most significant trends and themes.... (read more) List Price $34.50 Your price: $20.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Cinema of Latin America (24 Frames) by Alberto Elena Publisher Comments Through twenty-four essays that each consider one significant film or documentary, the editors of this volume have compiled a unique introduction to the cinematic output of countries as diverse as Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Bolivia, Chile and... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age by Millicent Jo Marcus Publisher Comments Over the past twenty-five years, Italy's film industry has produced a remarkable number of award-winning international art-house hits, among them Cinema Paradiso and Life Is Beautiful. Despite these successes, Italian cinema is in a state of crisis... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $15.75 Used - Trade Paper
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