David Bordwell

David Bordwell

David Bordwell was born in Penn Yan, NY, USA on July 23rd, 1947 and passed away at the age of 76 on February 29th, 2024.

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David Bordwell Stats: The highest rated book by David Bordwell on Book Notification is Film Art, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by David Bordwell on Book Notification is Film Art, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of David Bordwell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Film Comment
1971
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2
On the History of Film Style
1979
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3
French Impressionist Cinema
1980
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4
The Films of Carl-Theodor Dreyer
1981
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5
Narration in the Fictional Film
1985
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6
The Classical Hollywood Cinema
1985
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7
The Cinema of Eisenstein
1993
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8
Post-Theory
1996
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9
Minding Movies
2000
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10
Planet Hong Kong
2000
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11
Film Viewer's Guide
2000
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12
Figures Traced in Light
2005
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13
The Way Hollywood Tells It
2006
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14
Poetics of Cinema
2007
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15
Connect Film 1 Semester Access Card for Film Art
2012
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16
Film History with Connect Access Card
2014
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17
8
Film Art
2016
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18
Film Art Connect Access Card: An Introduction
2016
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19
The Rhapsodes
2016
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20
Reinventing Hollywood
2017
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21
Connect Access Card for Film Art: An Introduction, 13th Edition
2023
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22
Perplexing Plots
2023
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List of Directory of World Cinema Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Japan (By: John Berra)
2010
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2
American Independent (By: John Berra)
2010
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3
Australia and New Zealand (By: Ben Goldsmith, Geoff Lealand)
2010
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4
American Hollywood (By: Lincoln Geraghty)
2011
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5
East Europe (By: Adam Bingham)
2011
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6
Italy (By: Louis Bayman)
2011
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7
Spain (By: Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano)
2011
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8
Germany (By: Michelle Langford)
2011
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9
Iran: 10 (By: پرویز جاهد)
2011
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10
Japan 2 (By: John Berra)
2012
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11
France (By: Tim Palmer, Charlie Michael)
2012
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12
Britain (By: Emma Bell, Neil Mitchell)
2012
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13
Sweden (By: Marcelline Block)
2012
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14
South Korea (By: Colette Balmain)
2012
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15
Finland (By: Pietari Kääpä)
2012
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16
American Independent 2 (By: John Berra)
2012
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17
Latin America (By: Isabel Maurer Queipo)
2012
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18
Turkey (By: Eylem Atakav)
2012
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19
Australia and New Zealand 2 (By: Ben Goldsmith, Geoff Lealand)
2012
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20
India (By: Adam Bingham)
2012
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21
Germany 2 (By: Michelle Langford)
2013
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22
Brazil (By: Louis Bayman, Natalia Pinazza)
2013
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23
Belgium (By: Jeremi Szaniawski, Marcelline Block)
2013
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24
American Hollywood 2 (By: Derek Johnston, Lincoln Geraghty)
2014
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25
Argentina (By: Beatriz Urraca, Gary M. Kramer)
2014
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26
Russia 2 (By: Birgit Beumers)
2014
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27
China 2 (With: William Brown, Kenneth Chan, David Desser, Daniel Martin, David Sterritt, Tony Williams, Rey Chow, Wimal Dissanayake, Chris Berry, David Martin-Jones, Gina Marchetti, Olivia Khoo, Helen Hok-sze Leung, Fran Martin, Law Kar, Gary Bettinson, John Berra, Lin Feng, Andrew Grossman, Ken E. Hall, Brian Hu, Leon Hunt, Charles Leary, Vivian Lee, Leung Wing-Fai, Lin Yiping, Gary Needham, Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley, Bérénice Reynaud, Lisa Odham Stokes, Julian Stringer, James Udden, Clemens von Haselberg, Julian Ward, Cindy Hing-Yuk Wong, Frank Bren, Evans Chan, Yun-Hua Chen)
2014
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28
Africa (By: Blandine Stefanson)
2014
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29
Britain 2 (By: Neil Mitchell, Robert J.E. Simpson)
2014
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30
Japan 3 (By: John Berra)
2014
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31
Scotland (By: Bob Nowlan, Zach Finch)
2014
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32
Iran 2 (By: پرویز جاهد)
2015
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33
American Independent 3 (By: John Berra)
2016
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34
Argentina 2 (By: Beatriz Urraca, Gary M. Kramer)
2016
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List of Film and History Books in Publication Order (with John O'Connor, with Kristin Thompson, with Peter C. Rollins, with John E. O'Connor)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hollywood's West: The American Frontier In Film, Television, And History (By: Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor)
2005
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2
Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History (By: John O'Connor, Peter C. Rollins)
2008
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3
Looseleaf for Film History (With: Kristin Thompson)
2018
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List of Harvard Film Studies Books in Publication Order (with Stanley Cavell)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film (By: Stanley Cavell)
1979
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2
Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema
2009
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List of David Bordwell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Robert Bresson
1999
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2
At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World
2001
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David Bordwell

David Bordwell (David Jay Bordwell) was born on July 23rd, 1947. David passed away February 29th, 2024 at 76 years old. David Bordwell was born in Penn Yan, NY, USA.

David Bordwell is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 22 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1971 with the book Film Comment. The most recently released was Perplexing Plots which was released in 2023.

David Bordwell (David Jay Bordwell) also wrote the Harvard Film Studies series which has 2 books including The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film and Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema .

David Bordwell: Awards & Accolades

David Bordwell books have been nominated for multiple awards, Perplexing Plots was nominated for the Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction, in 2023 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Critical Biographical in 2024.

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David Bordwell: F.A.Q

When was David Bordwell Born?

David Bordwell was born on July 23rd, 1947.

When did David Bordwell die?

David Bordwell died on February 29th, 2024 at 76 years old.

Where was David Bordwell Born?

David Bordwell was born in Penn Yan, NY, USA.

What was the first book David Bordwell wrote?

The first book written by David Bordwell was Film Comment, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book David Bordwell wrote?

His most recently released work was Perplexing Plots on January 17th, 2023.

How many books has David Bordwell written?

David Bordwell has written 25 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 22 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Directory of World Cinema Series, 1 book in the Film and History Series, 1 book in the Harvard Film Studies Series.

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