María del Mar Azcona teaches English and Film Studies at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She has published articles on film genre, contemporary Hollywood cinema, and Spanish cinema, and is the author of a book on Alejandro González Iñárritu, co-written with Celestino Deleyto (2010).

• List of Plates. Acknowledgements.Introduction.1 A Brief History of the Multi-Protagonist Film.2 Theorizing the Multi-Protagonist Film.3 An Early Experiment: Grand Hotel.4 Short Cuts and the Consolidation of a Genre.5 Adolescent Tapestries: American Pie.6 Intimacy Multiplies: Singles.7 Global Thrills: Syriana.Conclusion.References.Index.

"Azcona (Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain) has written a lovely little study of films that depart from the typical focalization on a single protagonist and spread their interest over a multitude of characters. . .Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." (Choice, 1 October 2011)