Free film & television books

Film and television books take you behind the screen. Directors, actors, studios and the making of famous films and series are covered, along with criticism, history and guides to screenwriting. A treat for fans who want to know more about what they love to watch. This list shows the ones you can read in full for free.

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Moving pictures
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Moving pictures

Anne Hollander

Published 1989

512 pages

Harun Farocki
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Harun Farocki

Thomas Elsaesser

Published 2004

379 pages

Transfigurations
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Transfigurations

Asbjørn Grønstad

Published 2008

274 pages

A second life
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A second life

Thomas Elsaesser, Michael Wedel

Published 1996

352 pages

Films that work
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Films that work

Vinzenz Hediger, Patrick Vonderau

Published 2009

491 pages

Red Glow
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Red Glow

Davor Konjikušić

Published 2021

423 pages

Audiences
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Audiences

Ian Christie

Published 2012

332 pages