The author's writings on cinema are among the most influential reflections on the medium ever written. Even so, his critical interests ranged widely and encompassed the new media" of the 1950s. This book includes reviews and essays addressing new technologies their artistic potential, social influence, and relationship to existing art forms.
"[André Bazin's New Media] will have great importance for the fields of cinema study and media study alike. The individual essays will be a revelation (to use a Bazinian term) to many readers, and this will become a must-have volume for film scholars, media historians, and scholars on French cinema." -Dana Polan, Cinema Studies, New York University
"A panoramic and rewarding view of the most insightful and influential critic of cinema . . . most memorable and remarkable."
