Author Phillip Lopate explores his interest in art house cinema through a compilation of essays in My Affair with Art House Cinema. This book showcases his passion for art house cinema in addition to highlighting particular film and directors. Moreover, Lopate also includes analysis from film critics in his survey of art house cinema.

Art house cinema is “intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal”,”made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit”, and containing “unconventional or highly symbolic content.” This book acts as a guide through different films that exemplify art house cinema and can act as an introduction to these types of films.

This book is recommended to film scholars interested in art house cinema.

My Affair with Art House Cinema is available via Columbia University Press.