Aesthetics of Film: Jacques Aumont, Alain Bergala, Michel Marie, Marc Vernet (Texas Film Studies Series)

A concise, lively, and readable summary of classical and contemporary film theory, 'Aesthetics of Film' is the work of experts who are defining the parameters of film criticism internationally. First published in French in 1983, the book provides an essential introduction to all major areas of film study, including semiotics, narratology, psychoanalysis as a part of film theory, and the theory of spectatorship.