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Hitchcock/Truffaut Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 9,375 ratings — published 1966
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Sculpting in Time Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 361 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,608 ratings — published 1984
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Notes on the Cinematographer Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 299 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,632 ratings — published 1975
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Making Movies Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 247 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,160 ratings — published 1995
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,550 ratings — published 1995
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,624 ratings — published 1997
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Film Art: An Introduction Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 197 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,610 ratings — published 1979
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Cinema Speculation Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,860 ratings — published 2022
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The Magic Lantern The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,544 ratings — published 1987
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 9,551 ratings — published 1998
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What is Cinema? Volume I What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,900 ratings — published 1967
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My Last Sigh My Last Sigh (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,863 ratings — published 1982
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Cinema 1: The Movement-Image Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,329 ratings — published 1983
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Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.11 — 742 ratings — published 1958
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Something Like an Autobiography Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,587 ratings — published 1981
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Lynch on Lynch Lynch on Lynch (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 3,477 ratings — published 1997
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as cinema)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,825 ratings — published 1979
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Film History: An Introduction Film History: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,218 ratings — published 1994
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Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,117 ratings — published 1972
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Film Form: Essays In Film Theory Film Form: Essays In Film Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,163 ratings — published 1949
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The Story of Film The Story of Film (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,074 ratings — published 2004
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The Time-Image The Time-Image (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,323 ratings — published 1985
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 20,652 ratings — published 2006
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,085 ratings — published 2005
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Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylon, #1) Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylon, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as cinema)
avg rating 3.65 — 6,946 ratings — published 1959
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Herzog on Herzog Herzog on Herzog (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,551 ratings — published 2003
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Godard on Godard: Critical Writings Godard on Godard: Critical Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.06 — 689 ratings — published 1985
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How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 1,256 ratings — published 1977
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Room to Dream Room to Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,162 ratings — published 2018
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On Directing Film On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as cinema)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,066 ratings — published 1991
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The Films in My Life The Films in My Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.09 — 731 ratings — published 1975
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,324 ratings — published 2003
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,426 ratings — published 1992
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From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as cinema)
avg rating 3.92 — 901 ratings — published 1947
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This Is Orson Welles This Is Orson Welles (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,151 ratings — published 1992
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Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 78 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,983 ratings — published 1991
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Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,188 ratings — published 2002
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Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,540 ratings — published 1995
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Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,865 ratings — published 2008
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The Great Movies The Great Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,641 ratings — published 2002
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Film as a Subversive Art Film as a Subversive Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.31 — 705 ratings — published 1974
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What is Cinema?: Volume 2 What is Cinema?: Volume 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.19 — 566 ratings — published 1971
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,259 ratings — published 2007
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Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,183 ratings — published 2004
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Images: My Life in Film Images: My Life in Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.12 — 864 ratings — published 1990
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Kieslowski on Kieslowski Kieslowski on Kieslowski (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.29 — 872 ratings — published 1993
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Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,453 ratings — published 1983
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My Autobiography My Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,358 ratings — published 1964
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Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as cinema)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,607 ratings — published 2004
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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as cinema)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,715 ratings — published 2002
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Woody Allen
“My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.”
Woody Allen

Georges Duhamel
“I can no longer think what I want to think. My thoughts have been replaced by moving images.”
Georges Duhamel, Scènes de la vie future

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