Authorship and Film

By David A. Gerstner

Authorship in film has been a persistent theme in the field of cinema studies. This volume of new work revitalizes the question of authorship by connecting it to larger issues of identity--in film, in the marketplace, in society, in culture. Essays range from the auteur theory and Casablanca to Oscar Micheaux, from the American avant-garde to community video, all illuminating how "authorship" is a complex idea with far-reaching implications. This ambitious and wide-ranging book will be essential reading for anyone concerned with film studies and the concept of the author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415939941
• ISBN13: 9780415939942
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"