閃回：世界電影史

by Louis D. Giannetti, Scott Eyman, 焦雄屏 (Translator)

　　看電影，也看懂電影！
　　有趣的電影史，比電影還精采。

　　從好萊塢到全球影業，21段精闢評述，閃回電影百年傳奇。

　　電影科系必讀教科書《認識電影》作者Louis Giannetti最新作品
　　電影監製 / 臺北藝術大學電影研究所教授 焦雄屏Peggy Chiao翻譯

　　經濟的因素，戰爭的動盪，社會的變革，無不牽動著電影美學與主題的走向。電影，反映了它所屬的時代。

　　《閃回：世界電影史》以每十年為段落，總計二十一段趣味盎然的閃回，探討了電影從1896年草創之初，到2000年後的重要電影人與文化運動。內容不但觸及好萊塢電影、歐洲電影、亞洲電影各階段的發展概況，作者還在各章節前，製作了重大歷史∕文化事件與電影史的對照表，作為提綱挈領之參照，使

　　讀者從各個歷史時期的政治文化氛圍，輕鬆掌握電影發展脈絡。

　　藉由這種對照，我們了解到作為一種大眾傳播，電影是如何影響觀眾的價值觀、社會的意識型態，同時也深深受限於票房與時代的喜好。

　　全書並收錄豐富的照片與大量的圖說，讓這個視覺藝術充滿圖像式的解釋。

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, School, Media Tie In

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Louis D. Giannetti is a Professor Emeritus of English and Film at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He has taught courses in film, literature, writing, drama, and humanities. He has published many articles, both popular and scholarly, on political subjects, literature, and drama. In addition to being a professional film critic for several years, he has written about movies for such scholarly journals as Literature/Film Quarterly, The Western Humanities Review, and Film Criticism. Professor Giannetti is also the author of Goddard and Others: Essays on Film Form, published in both Britain and the United States and Masters of the American Cinema (Prentice Hall, 1981), a survey of American fiction films from the perspective of eighteen key figures. Flashback: A Brief History of Film, Sixth Edition (Allyn & Bacon, 2010), written with Scott Eyman, is a history organized by decade that outlines major events, trends, and important filmmakers and their work, with emphasis on the American cinema. Understanding Movies has been a best-selling text in all its previous editions, widely used in the United States and in such countries as Australia, Britain, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Japan. Dr. Giannetti is the father of two daughters, Christina and Francesca. He lives in Shaker Heights, where he spends an inordinate amount of time tending his Japanese-style garden, to make sure it keeps that natural look.

Reviews

[Jiro · Rating 3 out of 5]

这本书与《认识电影》是同一作者，但编排上私以为甚不合理，呆板地按照年份和地域来划分，再举出代表性人物及作品，相当令人难以捉住线索。更理想的方式是按照潮流来叙述，如《电影艺术：形式和风格》后几章中所做。

[Cora Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haven't gotten through the whole thing. But with the chapters I have read, it filled my brain with plenty of interesting information concerning movies, bits about actors, and more on directors. The copy I have I do believe is the latest... But it's a few years behind.
Though, when dealing with a subject that is in constant motion, it's hard to keep the book up to date...

[Melissa Greenwood]

Reading for class: The Movies: History and Art

Very good for people interested in how it all started to happen.

Strangely enough it doesn't mention that one of the reasons people were so interested was because, like photography, they wanted porn. They always seem to leave that out of the history books.

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful as a reference tool as it delves into all the major players, movements and attitudes that define the history of the movie industry by era.

[Shannon Raum · Rating 5 out of 5]

I kept this textbook and have been expanding my movie list thanks to it

[黑]

前面真有点东西，但越往后越水，尤其世界电影部分。很难想象中国篇幅不如拉丁美洲长，日韩更是直接没有。但很喜欢这文风啊，该夸就猛夸该吐槽也毫不留情面。适合世（欧美）影史入门及自我温习用

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of silent era through about 2007. Emphasis was not on analysis or evaluation, but on surveying production systems, emergence of new techniques, directors and styles. Prose at times too slangy for a textbook, though. A good book to refer back to for further exploration of film movements and directors.