Totally, Tenderly, Tragically: Essays and Criticism from a Lifelong Love Affair with the Movies
- ISBN-10
- 0385492502
- ISBN-13
- 9780385492508
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Author
- Phillip Lopate
Description
Essays written over a period of thirty years evaluate the contributions of great filmmakers and noted critics, and address the question of whether movies can think
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