Functions of Film Sound

Functions of Film Sound

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 26, 2013

Runtime

0h 20m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Functions of Film Sound

Production Companies

The Criterion Collection

Description

This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's book "Film Art." The chapter analyzes the sound design of Bresson's masterpiece as a means of discussing the use of sound in film.