This text offers a comprehensive scholarly examination of Vincente Minnelli, one of American cinema's central filmmakers. The book demonstrates the sustained rigour of Minnelli's vision.

Albert Maysles has created some of the most influential documentaries of the postwar period. Such films as Salesman, Gimme Shelter, and Grey Gardens continue to generate intense debate about the ethics and aesthetics of the documentary form. In this in-depth study, Joe McElhaney offers a novel understanding of the historical relevance of Maysles. By closely focusing on Maysles's expressive use of his camera, particularly in relation to the filming of the human figure, this book situates Maysles's films within not only documentary film history but film history in general,...

This collection of critical essays offers an unrivalled and up-to-the-minute assessment of the prolific and resilient life and vision of one of cinema's greatest auteurs.

• The first edited collection of essays on Fritz Lang's body of work in over thirty years
• A comprehensive assessment of one of cinema's most influential figures
• Brings together key scholars, including Tom Gunning and Chris Fujiwara, to share their latest insights
• Features translated contributions from writers rarely rendered in English such as Nicole Brenez and Paolo Berletto
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