Cardullo R.J. Close Watching: Fifteen Don’t-Miss Movies for the Film Aficionado, 1922-1983

Ames: Culicidae Architectural Press, 2019. — 348 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-68315-017-6."Close Watching: Fifteen Don’t-Miss Movies for the Film Aficionado, 1922-1983" is a film analysis textbook that contains fifteen essays on fifteen historically significant, artistically superior films released between 1922 and 1983. Written with college and university students (and possibly also advanced high school students) in mind, these essays cover some of the central films treated — and central issues raised — in today’s cinema courses and provide students with practical models to help them improve their own writing and analytical skills.This casebook is geographically diverse, with ten countries represented: Germany, the United States, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Japan, Denmark, Great Britain, and Australia. Moreover, the essays in "Close Watching" are clear and readable — that is, sophisticated and meaty yet not overly technical or jargon-heavy. This makes them perfect introductions to their respective films as well as important contributions to the field of film studies in general. In addition, the book’s critical apparatus features credits, images, and bibliographies for all films discussed, filmographies for all the directors, a glossary of film terms, a guide to film analysis, and a list of topics for writing and discussion.The Film’s the Ting.
F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.
Erich von Stroheim’s Greed.
Luis Buñuel’s L’Âge d’or.
Carl-Teodor Dreyer’s Day of Wrath.
Vittorio De Sica’s Miracle in Milan.
Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai.
Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront.
Jack Clayton’s Room at the Top.
Serge Bourguignon’s Sundays and Cybèle.
Jiří Menzel’s Closely Watched Trains.
Mike Nichols’ The Graduate.
Károly Makk’s Love.
Fred Schepisi’s The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Lola.
Robert Bresson’s L’Argent.