Andre Bazin's "The Myth of Total Cinema" @filmandmediastudieschannel

Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

This video offers an overview of Andre Bazin's essay "The Myth of Total Cinema," which can be found in the essay collection What is Cinema? Volume 1. The video begins with a brief comparison of this essay with Bazin's most well-known and canonized essay, "The Ontology of the Photographic Image.

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