An exploration of the film as a more expressive and profound medium. Includes an analysis of a sound-film sequence from Alexander Nevsky. The most instructive discussion of the film art yet put between the covers of a book (New York Times Book Review). Edited and translated by Jay Leyda; Index; photographs and diagrams.

电影本体论的入门专业教材。

电影本体论的入门专业教材。

An exploration of the film as a more expressive and profound medium. Includes an analysis of a sound-film sequence from Alexander Nevsky. The most instructive discussion of the film art yet put between the covers of a book (New York Times Book Review). Edited and translated by Jay Leyda; Index; photographs and diagrams.

达德利•安德鲁（Dudley Andrew），美国著名电影理论家，美国艺术与科学研究院委员，耶鲁大学电影中心创建者，谢尔顿•罗斯荣誉教授。获法国文化部授予的法国文化艺术勋章、美国电影与传媒研究会授予的“杰出终生事业成就奖”，著有《主要电影理论》（The Major Film Theories）、《电影理论概论》（Concepts of Film Theory）、《巴赞传》（André Bazin）、《悔恨的迷雾：法国古典电影的文化和敏感性》（Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film）等15本著作，最新力作为《电影是什么！》（What Cinema Is!）、《打开巴赞》（Opening Bazin）。