What to Read After Film art
Readers who loved Film art by David Bordwell keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Film art 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 Film art
Hitchcock
How to read a film
Film form
A history of narrative film
Understanding movies
From reverence to rape
A short guide to writing about film
Film as film
Cassavetes on Cassavetes
Looking at Movies
Notes on the Cinematographer (Sun and Moon Classics)
The Cinema Book 3rd Edition
Film history
Making movies
The five C's of cinematography
From Caligari to Hitler
On directing film
Screenplay
Rebel Without a Crew
In the blink of an eye
Men, women, and chain saws
Sculpting in Time
Scorsese on Scorsese
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die