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An argument between Master Harold, a seventeen-year-old South African, and Sam, the Black man employed at Harold’s mother’s restaurant, makes them reevaluate their friendship.

The most up-to-date critical guide available, Film Studies guides readers through the maze of film theory to the heart of the subject. A team of international experts provides an overview of the principal disciplinary approaches to film studies, explaining the main concepts and methods involved in film analysis and discussing key areas — including important new topics such as film audiences and reception, queer theory, film and psychoanalysis, and poststructuralist debates — in detail.