Noël Burch Praxis du cinéma. Gallimard, 1969. Collection Le Chemin. 254 pages. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.25", shows shelfwear, with minor red markings to rear cover and small tear at head of spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and without markings. "This classic in film theory, presents a systematic study of the techniques of the film medium and of their potential uses for creating formal structures in individual films such as Dovzhenko's "Earth," Antonioni's "La Notte," Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar," Renoir's "Nana," and Godard's "Pierrot le Fou."