This book is anexamination of the European art cinema piece "l'Anne derniere a Marienbad," a collaboration between director Alain Resnais and "enfant terrible" Alian Robbe-Grillet. An abstract thriller and love story, this book attempts to show that the movie's deviations are a philosophical puzzle."

Ivan The Terrible (1944/46) was envisaged as a trilogy, but, its director Sergei Eisenstein died before begining production on the third part. This book offers an insight into Eisenstein's grand project.Tsivian reconstructs the director's "mental film" that underlies the finished work."

A systematic guide to where and how pop music appears in British cinema. It references British feature films using pop music from the 1950s to the end of the 20th century. There are listings of "band" movies, such as The Beatles' "A Hard Days Night," and indexes to musicians, directors and films.

In 1967, Charlie Chaplin told, "I think I like "City Lights" the best of all my films." Based on archival research of Chaplin's production records, this work offers a history of the film's production and reception, as well as an examination of the film itself, with special attention to the sources of the final scene's emotional power.

A thrilling tale of anxiety and moral extremity, Marnie (1964) cemented Hitchcock's reputation as a master of suspense and the visual form. Murray Pomerance's stimulating and original introduction to this classic film sparks new critical discussion and provides fresh insights into Marnie's character and her historical and geographical contexts.

Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (1957) is widely regarded as the greatest film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. This fascinating interpretation of the film explores how Kurosawa draws key philosophical and psychological arguments from Shakespeare, translates them into strong visual metaphors, and inflects them through the cultural history of Japan.

Chris Darke's study places Chris Marker's 'La Jetee' (1962) in its political, cultural and cinematic context, and provides a detailed analysis of its formal and stylistic elements, particularly Marker's use of still photography, references to other films, including Hitchcock's 'Vertigo', and its influence on other time-travel narratives.

Die Buchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1929), starring Hollywood icon Louise Brooks, is an established classic of the silent era.Pamela Hutchinson revisits and challenges many assumptions made about the film, its lead character and its star.