What to Read After How to Read a Film
Readers who loved How to Read a Film by James Monaco keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where How to Read a Film is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after How to Read a Film
Film art
Film Form
A History of Narrative Film
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
Film as Film
A Short Guide to Writing About Film
Understanding Movies
The Cinema Book 3rd Edition
Film History
Understand Film Studies
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Directing the Documentary
Sculpting in Time
From Caligari to Hitler
My Last Sigh
Notes on the Cinematographer (Sun and Moon Classics)
Documentary
Hitchcock
The Five C's of Cinematography
In the Blink of an Eye
The Great Movies
Making Movies
Catching the Big Fish
Easy Riders Raging Bulls