Classical Hollywood cinema

<p>This book offers a new approach to filmic point of view by combining close analyses informed by the tools of narratology and philosophy with concepts derived from communication studies.<br><br>Each chapter stages a conversation between two masterpieces of classical Hollywood cinema and one critical concept that can enrich our understanding of them: Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock 1958) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra 1936) are interpreted in relation to point of view; Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger 1959) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford 1962) are considered with reference to the concept of distance; and Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophuls 1948) and Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks 1939) are explored through the lens of communication. Each encounter reveals new exciting and mutually illuminating ways of appreciating not only these case studies but also the critical concepts at stake.</p>