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Loading... The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History (Melville Manifestos)by David Kipen
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Interesting book but Kipen didn't go far enough. I thought that this book would be more comprehensive about writers and their contributions. I would have preferred more about how writers are important and the famous lines that make the movies memorable. Kipen, just started then just decides to let someone else do the heavy lifting and go deeper in the subject it is his idea, sad ( ) no reviews | add a review
In an edgy and funny manifesto, critic David Kipen contradicts the old film school theory - the auteur theory - that gives all the credit to the director. Instead, in honour of the mother tongue of America's first screenwriters', Kipen uses the Yiddish word for 'writer' to coin The Schreiber Theory, which decrees that knowing who wrote a movie is often a far better guide to knowing whether the movie will be any good or not.' No library descriptions found. |
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