Multi-Protagonist Film

The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments incontemporary film worldwide Guides readers throughthe genre's central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance Providesatheoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. Revealsthe duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human livesversus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices