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This book provides an in-depth, holistic examination of evaluative aesthetics and criticism and how they apply to film. Suitable for students of films studies and philosophical aesthetics, undergraduates and postgraduates, it also provides a supportive framework for academics researching or teaching in the area. -- .

This is the first book in the English language to present an in-depth, holistic examination of evaluative aesthetics and criticism as they apply to film. Organised around the explanation of key concepts, it illuminates connections between the work of philosophers, theorists, and critics, and demonstrates the evaluation of form through a close analysis of film sequences. The book's central argument is that aesthetic evaluation should be flexibl...

Barbara Stanwyck's illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywood directors. Devoting each chapter to a significant quality of Stanwyck's performances, Andrew Klevan foregrounds crucial scenes from her exemplary films, including Stella Dallas (1937), The Lady Eve (1941), and Double Indemnity (1944). Through th...

Film Performance: From Achievement to Appreciation looks closely at the art and style of male and female performance in film. Relating performance to other filmic aspects, such as editing and camera movement and how to appreciate closely specific moments and scenes in films. Andrew Klevan provides a broad study of the art and how it has developed while analyzing performance styles from 'The Golden Age of Hollywood' (pre-1960). Stars profiled i...