Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Dana Polan (BFI Film Classics) Portugal Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation

A magician and a librarian meet - their identities and imaginations begin to merge

- Interviews with cast

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Dana Polan (BFI Film Classics) Portugal Willem Dafoe'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' by Dana Polan (BFI Film Classics 104 page paperback) Dana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema and the science fiction genre. Providing an in depth look into the film's production history, including all three different versions, Polan situates Close Encounters within Spielberg's repertoire. He argues that despite the film's popular success, it is in fact a rejection