Interpreting the Moving Image

Interpreting the Moving Image is a collection of essays by one of the most astute critics of cinema at work today. This volume provides a close analysis of major films of both the narrative and the avant-garde traditions. Written in accessible and engaging language, it also serves as a guide to such classics as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Citizen Kane, as well as the art of cinema in the post-modern era.

• Can be used in introductory film history courses as a supplement to a film history textbook
• Carroll is one of the pre-eminent film critics of our time