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A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film."The semiology of film . . . can be held to date from the publication in 1964 of the famous essay by Christian Metz, 'Le cinéma: langue ou langage?'"—Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Times Literary Supplement"Modern film theory begins with Metz."—Constance Penley, coeditor of Camera Obscura"Any consideration of semiology in relation to the particular field signifying practice of film passes inevitably through a reference to the work of Christian Metz. . . . The first book to be written in this field, [Film Language] is important not merely because of this primacy but also because of the issues it raises . . . issues that have become crucial to the contemporary argument."—Stephen Heath, Screen
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Film Language, Christian Metz
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- 1991
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- Title
- Film Language
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Christian Metz
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN10
- 0226521303
- ISBN13
- 9780226521305
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Art, Languages, Filmthema, Film, Linguistics, Scientific Theories, Research, Semiotics
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- 3.85 out of 5
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- A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film."The semiology of film . . . can be held to date from the publication in 1964 of the famous essay by Christian Metz, 'Le cinéma: langue ou langage?'"—Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Times Literary Supplement"Modern film theory begins with Metz."—Constance Penley, coeditor of Camera Obscura"Any consideration of semiology in relation to the particular field signifying practice of film passes inevitably through a reference to the work of Christian Metz. . . . The first book to be written in this field, [Film Language] is important not merely because of this primacy but also because of the issues it raises . . . issues that have become crucial to the contemporary argument."—Stephen Heath, Screen