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Title: A History of Narrative Film
by David A. Cook
ISBN: 0-393-96819-7
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $68.20
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)

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Rating: 4
Summary: Nice summary of... well... film
Comment: Lets think of it like this: If you wanted to know the entire history of narrative film, this will do the trick. So it does its job. Granted, there are some omissions, and some things could be a little more in depth, but when you have a project with the girth that Cook does, it's completely understandable.

It does its job, that's for sure.

Rating: 5
Summary: An awesome source of information!
Comment: I originally found this book while researching the film ratings system for a college paper. I found great information for my research but the book actually slowed down my work because I spent so much time reading about unrelated topics just for the joy of it. This is a must own for anybody who loves film. I found it not only informative but also extremely interesting.

Rating: 4
Summary: Extremely comprehensive!
Comment: An excellent compendium of cinematic knowledge, from Edison and Lumiere up to Robocop and Tron. I happen to also be taking a film history class with Dr. Cook and I can say that although his teaching style is a bit dry, he certainly knows his stuff. The book is well organized in terms of chronology and geography, tracing artistic movements and schools of thought from the prehistory through 1895 and beyond. The only thing that kept it from 5 stars would be its sometimes overwhelming amount of information (particularly lists of foreign film titles, not all of which are translated) - as a student, I would prefer that the text focused on the films that had a discerable impact on the development of the genre rather than just being listed for their own sake. Definitely recommended!

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