The Multi-Protagonist Film

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The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocativeintroduction to this important new genre. * Explores the origins and history of one of the most excitingnew developments in contemporary film worldwide * Guides readers through the genre's centralcharacteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution andcultural relevance * Provides a theoretical framework that is developedthrough the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel,Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, andSyriana. * Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporarypreoccupations: the impact of globalization on humanlives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisisof marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices

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María del Mar Azcona

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"Azcona (Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain) has written a lovely littlestudy of films that depart from the typical focalization on asingle protagonist and spread their interest over a multitude ofcharacters. . .Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates throughfaculty." (Choice, 1 October 2011) "The Multi-Protagonist Film identifies historicalbranches, tracks narrative trends, and delineates stylisticfeatures of this increasingly influential genre. An exhilarating,ground-breaking meditation. Kudos to Azcona!" ChristineHolmlund, University of Tennessee "What do Grand Hotel, Short Cuts andAmerican Pie have in common? By arguing that they are all"multi-protagonist films," María del Mar Azconaoffers an exciting and fresh perspective on the study of cinemagenre, making this an essential volume for film studies studentsand scholars." Hilary Radner, University of Otago "Maria del Mar Azcona has put her finger on the pulse oflate 20th century and post-Millennial culture in the phenomenon ofthe multi-protagonist film. Through wide-ranging readingsacross film and cultural criticism and viewings of an imporessiverepertoire of Classical and Postmodern films, Azcona has truly shedimportant light on an oft-remarked, but hitherto little-understoodshift in both popular and serious cinema." David Desser,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Maria del Mar Azcona's monograph on the multi-protagonist filmis an exceptionally useful and intelligent study of a phenomenonthat has become especially important in contemporary cinema. Itgives us not only a sharp formal analysis of a variety of films,but also some intriguing speculations about the social and economicforces that help determine them." James Naremore, IndianaUniversity
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