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One of the most distinguished filmmakers working today, David Lynch is a director whose vision of cinema is firmly rooted in fine art. He was motivated to make his first film as a student because he wanted a painting that "would really be able to move." Most existing studies of Lynch, however, fail to engage fully with the complexities of his films' relationship to other art forms. The Film Paintings of David Lynch fills this void, arguing that Lynch's cinematic output needs to be considered within a broad range of cultural references.

From Hitler's rise to power to the catastrophic bombing of Hiroshima, this film chronicles the major events, battles and strategic moves of the various countries involved in World War Two. The footage used in this series has been sourced from archives around the world.

This bestseller balances a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of major documents in literary criticism and theory - from Plato to the present - with the most thorough editorial support for understanding these challenging readings.