Rudolf Arnheim (1904-2007) was a pioneering figure in film studies, best known for his landmark book on silent cinema Film as Art. He ultimately became more fam

Rudolf Arnheim (1904-2007) was a pioneering figure in film studies, best known for his landmark book on silent cinema Film as Art. He ultimately became more fam

“More than half a century since its initial publication, this deceptively compact book remains among the most incisive analyses of the formal and perceptual d

This collection of essays by Rudolph Arnheim (film criticism, U. of Michigan) explores film theory, criticism, and many classic films from the silent and early

“More than half a century since its initial publication, this deceptively compact book remains among the most incisive analyses of the formal and perceptual d