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by Susan Sontag (1967)

A collection of selected Sontag’s essays published between 1962 and 1965.

by Mark Cousins (2004)

An accessible and engaging sweep of general film history

A Political History
by Hamid Reza Sadr (2006)

A comprehensive, highly readable history of Iranian cinema with its embedded and reflected social, political, cultural and economic contexts.

Aspek Sosial & Simbolik Teater Rakyat Indonesia
by James L. Peacock (1968)

Studies the (pre-’65 gestapu) historical, social and artistic importance of this “proletarian drama”, ludruk.

Playing with Fire
by Eileen Blumenthal and Julie Taymor (1999)
A lavishly-illustrated account of Julie Taymor’s career in theatre, opera and film, the book traces the development of her “cross-pollination”: from her summer travel to Sri Lanka and India in high school; apprenticeship at L’École de Mime Jacques LeCoq; at Oberlin College; in Indonesia working together with [...]

The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
by Jonathan Harr (2005).

Chronicles the story of the quest for Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ. Based on numerous interviews and written in the style of a (historical/detective?) novel.