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Peter Wollen
AuthorBooks · Second hand1938-2019
Peter Wollen was an English film theorist and filmmaker. He studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. Both a political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (1969) helped to transform the discipline of film studies by incorporating the methodology of structuralism and semiotics. He taught film at a number of universities and was Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles at the time of his retirement from academe in 2005.
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1938
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2019
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Peter Wollen was a pivotal figure in film theory, best known for his influential work Signs and Meaning in the Cinema.
Born in London in 1938, he built a prolific career that spanned everything from screenwriting to film directing.
His intellectual work deeply explored the aesthetics and history of cinema, establishing him as a key academic reference.
Beyond his filmmaking, Wollen excelled as an art historian and journalist, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to culture.
Throughout his life, he produced a total of 32 works that remain essential for understanding the evolution of modern cinema.