Bøger af Edward Gallafent

We are so used to images of words that it is easy to ignore the different ways in which they work in films. This book explores both the letters that come in the post and the many other kinds that are offered to us on screen.

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most important figures in contemporary cinema. This book provides an introduction to the practical and creative elements of his work, and looks at the film culture out of which Tarantino's work emerges and which informs our ways of reading it. It appeals to undergraduates studying modern cinema or American film.

This is the first book to pay tribute to the genuine cinematic contribution of these magnificent performers. Gallafent traces the development of Astaire and Rogers' star personas both together and apart and how the narratives of their films were designed around those personas.