The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocativeintroduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most excitingnew developments in contemporary film worldwideGuides readers through the genre's centralcharacteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution andcultural relevanceProvides a theoretical framework that is developedthrough the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, andSyriana. Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporarypreoccupations: the impact of globalization on humanlives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisisof marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices
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