ERIC Number: ED090603
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Publication Date: 1973
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The Primal Screen: Essays on Film and Related Subjects.
Sarris, Andrew
This book is a collection of essays by the author on film criticism. An auteurist and historical approach is taken to the primarily American films discussed. The essays are organized by basic theme: "Critical Credos and Causes,""Personal Styles,""Genres,""Politics,""Odes and Obits," and "Arts and Letters." Each essay centers either on an important film or on a central event or movement in film history. Together, the essays affirm the American auteurist tradition of film commentary founded by the author. (CH)
Descriptors: Acting, Auteurism, Creative Expression, Film Criticism, Film Production, Film Production Specialists, Film Study, Films, History, Mass Media, Visual Literacy
Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10020 ($9.95 cloth)
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