Film Chronicle: Critical Dispatches from a Forward Observer, 1987-1992

by Bert Cardullo

It is the aim of this book to chronicle the vitality of international film art between the years 1987 and 1992. Countries represented in this collection include England, France, Sweden, the United States, Germany, India, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Spain, China, Holland, Japan, and Finland. The review/essays contained herein are acts of analysis and interpretation in the humanistic senses of those words; they are neither theoretical musings nor scholarly tracts. As such, "Film Chronicle" can be considered a call for the return of practical criticism as the best way to understand and appreciate the work of cinematic artists.

294 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Bert Cardullo is Professor of Media and Communication at the Izmir University of Economics in Turkey. His books include Playing to the Camera, An Idea of the Drama, and Screen Writings.