A trusted reference, a popular teaching text and a well-written history is now bolder, briefer and better than ever.

Sophisticated in its analytical content, current in its coverage and informed throughout by fascinating historical and cultural contexts, A History of Narrative Film is one of the most respected and widely read texts in film studies. This fifth edition features a new chapter on twenty-first century film and includes refreshed coverage of contemporary digital production, distribution and consumption of film. Now 20% shorter, with new four-colour design and an updated art programme, A History of Narrative Film is also the only film history text available as an ebook.