There is an upsurge of interest in contemporary film theory towards cinematic emotions. Tarja Laine's innovative study proposes a methodology for interpreting a

Cinema has the capacity to enflame our passions, to arouse our pity, to inspire our love. Feeling Film is a book that examines the emotional encounters found in

This book questions the de facto dominance of narrative when watching films. Using the film musical as a case study, this book explores whether an alternative s

An analysis of what contemporary directors seek to attain by putting their spectators in a position of strong discomfort