The Multi-Protagonist Film
Copyright © 2010 María del Mar Azcona
Author(s): María del Mar Azcona
Published Online: 19 JUL 2010
Print ISBN: 9781444333930
Online ISBN: 9781444325300
DOI: 10.1002/9781444325300
Series Editor(s): Barry Keith Grant
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The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.
- Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide
- Guides readers through the genre's central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance
- Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana.
- Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices