PN1995.9.A74G53

Includes bibliographical references and index

list of illustrations acknowledgements introduction the elements of mise-en-scene the interaction of elements coherent relationships investigations in the critical history of mise-en-scene mise-en-scene and melodrama case study: imitation of life conclusion appendix note

Mise-en-scène: Film Style and Interpretation explores and elucidates constructions of this fundamental concept in thinking about film. In uncovering the history of mise-en-scène within film criticism, and through the detailed exploration of scenes from films as Imitation of Life and Lone Star, John Gibbs makes the case for the importance of a sensitive understanding of film style, and provides an introduction to the skills of close reading. This book thus celebrates film-making as well as film criticism that is alive to the creative possibilities of visual style