Invisible storytellers : voice-over narration in American fiction film / Sarah Kozloff.
""Let me tell you a story, "" each film seems to offer silently as its opening frames hit the screen. But sometimes the film finds a voice-an off-screen narrator-for all or part of the story. From Wuthering Heights and Double Indemnity to Annie Hall and Platoon, voice-over narrat...
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| Other title: | Voice-over narration in American fiction film. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | ""Let me tell you a story, "" each film seems to offer silently as its opening frames hit the screen. But sometimes the film finds a voice-an off-screen narrator-for all or part of the story. From Wuthering Heights and Double Indemnity to Annie Hall and Platoon, voice-over narration has been an integral part of American movies. Through examples from films such as How Green Was My Valley, All About Eve, The Naked City, and Barry Lyndon, Sarah Kozloff examines and analyzes voice-over narration. She refutes the assumptions that wor. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 167 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Filmography: pages 141-153. Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520909663 0520909666 1282355600 9781282355606 9786612355608 6612355603 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |