The Multi-Protagonist Film

<i>The Multi-Protagonist Film</i> is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.  <ul> <li>Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide</li> <li>Guides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it’s evolution and cultural relevance</li> <li>Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including <i>Grand Hotel, Singles, </i> <i>American Pie, Short Cuts,</i> and <i>Syriana. </i></li> <li>Reveals the duality of the genre’s contemporary preoccupations:  the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices</li> </ul>