A behind-the-scenes- look at the making of the landmark film.Performance is written by Jay Glennie, working closely with Performance producer Sandy Lieberson, w

Insightful, focused case studies of screen performance from diverse directors with a range of contemporary styles and approaches.

Film does far more than document performance—it actively recreates the time and space of performance and overhauls its rapport with the viewer’s eye and bod

Performers make a crucial contribution to the achievement of narrative films. By moving through exemplary sequences, this book closely follows the movement and

A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity, focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in