The Immediate Experience

Who recommended it

1. 

   Andrew Sarris American film critic (1928-2012)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Film Criticism”.

   The best books on Film Criticism↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 9 Mar 2011 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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