Contents -- List Of Figures -- Foreword By David Bordwell -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 The Problem Of Point Of View -- 1. Narration And Narrative -- 2. Two Theories: Point Of View As Perception And As Attitude -- 3. Point Of View As Identification -- 4. Point Of View As Language -- 5. Point Of View As A Logic Of Reading -- Chapter 2 Film As System -- Chapter 3 Narration -- 1. Narration As Symbolic Activity -- 2. Levels Of Narration -- 3. Two Ways Of Reading: By Error Or By Hypothesis -- 4. Elements Of Classical Representation -- 5. The Elements Of Representation In Film -- Chapter 4 Subjectivity -- 1. Subjectivity As Narration -- 2. The Classification Of Subjectivity Into Types -- 3. Types Of Subjectivity -- 4. Mental Process Narration -- 5. The Problem Of Color And Sound -- Chapter 5 The Point-Of-View Shot -- 1. The Elements Of Pov -- 2. The Framing Of Pov -- 3. A Repertory Of Simple Structures -- Chapter 6 Character Reflection And Projection -- 1. Metaphorical Framing -- 2. Character Reflection -- 3. Character Projection -- Chapter 7 The Modern Text: Subjectivity Under Siege From Fellini'S 8 1/2 To Oshima'S The Story Of A Man Who Left His Will On Film -- 1. Origin: The Problem Of Authorship -- 2. Vision: The Status Of The Image -- 3. Time: The Relation Of Narration And Narrative -- 4. Frame: The Relation Of Spectator And Spectacle -- 5. Mind: Toward A Redefinition Of Character -- Chapter 8 Metatheory -- 1. Empiricist Versus Rationalist Theories Of Point Of View And The Process Of Embedding -- 2. Recent Approaches To Narration -- 3. Summary Of My Theory Of Narration -- 4. Some Functions Of Narration -- Appendix Orthodox Theories Of Narration -- 1. Orthodox Literary Theories Of Point Of View And A Fatal Distinction: Telling Versus Showing -- 2. Hugo Münsterberg And Film Psychology -- 3. André Bazin: Point Of View As A Real Condition Of Vision.

4. The Categories Of Jean Mitry -- 5. From Literature To Film: Narration As Consciousness -- Suggested Further Reading -- Index.