Perplexing Plots. Popular Storytelling and the Poetics of Murder, Paperback/***

David Bordwell reveals how crime fiction, plays, and films made unconventional narrative mainstream. A sweeping, kaleidoscopic account written in a lively, conversational style, Perplexing Plots offers an ambitious new understanding of how popular culture has evolved over the past century. Publisher: Columbia University Press Author(s): David (Observations On Film Art) Bordwell Illustration(s): 93 b&w film stills Number of pages: 512 Collection: Film and Culture Series Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 33 Cover type: Paperback / softback