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Melodrama

Melodrama

by Mercer, John Dr., John Mercer, Martin Shingler

2004Film theory & criticismPerforming Arts/DancePerforming ArtsPop Arts / Pop CultureFilm & Video - General
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Film theory & criticismPerforming Arts/DancePerforming ArtsPop Arts / Pop CultureFilm & Video - GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / General
First published 2004

About the authors

John Mercer

1934

Martin Shingler

1965

Authors

Mercer, John Dr., John Mercer, Martin Shingler

First published

2004

Pages

144

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Columbia University Press

ISBN

9780231503068

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