for Michael Paietta
John Francis Nieto
1. In the following remarks I propose to answer three questions. First, whether film, or to speak a little more accurately, ‘narrative film’, is an art? Second, how the art of narrative film distinguishes itself from other arts, principally, drama and the novel? Third, what are the powers most proper to narrative film insofar as it is an art?
2. To answer the first question, whether film is an art, I will do three things. First, I will make clear the sense of art in question. Second, I will clarify what sort of film I am presently discussing. Third, I will reformulate and give a preliminary answer to the question. . . .
John Francis Nieto 