Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Jill Nelmes, How to Use this Book, Useful Features, New Features of the Third Edition Part One: Institutions and Audiences: 1. Cinema as Institution, Searle Kochberg 2. Film Form and Narrative, Allan Rowe and Paul Wells 3. Spectator, Audience and Response Patrick Phillips Part Two: Approaches to Studying Film Texts: 4. Critical Approaches to Hollywood Cinema: Authorship, Genre and Stars, Paul Watson Part Three Genre Forms - Realism and Illusion: 5. The Documentary Form: Personal and Social 'Realities' Paul Wells 6. Animation: Forms and Meanings Paul Wells Part Four: Representation of Gender and Sexuality: 7. Gender and Film Jill Nelmes 7. Lesbian and Gay Cinema Chris Jones Part Five: National Cinemas: 8. British Cinema Amy Sargeant 9. Indian Cinema Lalitha Gopalan 9. Soviet Montage Cinema Mark Joyce 10. The French New Wave Chris Darke