{"product_id":"invisible-storytellers-sarah-kozloff-9780520067936","title":"Invisible Storytellers: Voice-Over Narration in American Fiction Film","description":"\"Let me tell you a story,\" each film seems to offer silently as its opening frames hit the screen. But sometimes the film finds a voice--an off-screen narrator--for all or part of the story. From \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, voice-over narration has been an integral part of American movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough examples from films such as \u003ci\u003eHow Green Was My Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBarry Lyndon\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Kozloff examines and analyzes voice-over narration. She refutes the assumptions that words should only play a minimal role in film, that \"showing\" is superior to \"telling,\" or that the technique is inescapably authoritarian (the \"voice of god\"). She questions the common conception that voice-over is a literary technique by tracing its origins in the silent era and by highlighting the influence of radio, documentaries, and television. She explores how first-person or third-person narration really affects a film, in terms of genre conventions, viewer identification, time and nostalgia, subjectivity, and reliability. In conclusion she argues that voice-over increases film's potential for intimacy and sophisticated irony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Kozloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520067932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520067936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.05w x 0.49d","brand":"Sarah Kozloff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119754768639,"sku":"9780520067936","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3635954-ffde-498b-8ba6-9e83b5b0f75d.jpg?v=1687410785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisible-storytellers-sarah-kozloff-9780520067936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}