* Guides readers through the genre's central characteristics and conventions * Provides a theoretical framework developed through the analysis of several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana.
The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. 

• Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide
• Guides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance
• Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles,  American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. 
• Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations:  the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices