art courtesy of Janet Parke, FrActivity

Film as Literature Resources

Library Resources
• Desmond, John M. Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature. Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2006. Call # 791.43 D464a 2006.
• Giannetti, Louis D. Understanding Movies. 2nd Ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1976. Call # 791.43 G433u
  Includes mise-en-scene, montage, sound, literature
• Monaco, James. How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, and Multimedia. 3rd Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Call # 791.43 M734h 2000
  Discusses montage, mise-en-scene, sound

Websites
General Information
**Ask.com is a good search engine to use. It will give you ideas for narrowing or expanding your search. User friendly.

• “Film Genres.” (January 22, 2008).
  It has links to the different types of film genres.
• “Horror Films.” (January 22, 2008).
  It includes definition and history of horror films.
• "Mise en Scene."
• “Thriller and Suspense Films.” (February 1, 2008)
  Discusses the genre and gives history and examples.

Specific Films

• American Grafitti
• Cinema Paradiso
• Duel
• The Filth and the Fury
• Grand Prix
• The Grateful Dead Movie
• High Noon
• The Kids Are Alright
• The Last Waltz
• Misery
• This is Spinal Tap
• Yellow Submarine

Specific Authors/Directors

• Stephen King

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Last modified: January 12, 2008