Typography’s symbiotic relationship to film has been integral in conceiving some of cinema’s most instantly recognisable sequences. Be it the orange opening credits of Taxi Driver against a cloud of smoke, the neon green pixelated text of The Matrix or the classic font Futura, which has been favoured by directors such as Wes Anderson and Stanley Kubrick. The subject matter of the inaugural book from MUBI Editions, titled Read, Frame, Type, Film, the production company has penned a deep dive into typography’s role across 24 films from the collection at the Centre Pompidou.

Curated by Enrico Camporesi, Catherine de Smet and Philippe Millot, the selection of films dates back as far as the 1920s. Solidifying the intrinsic links between art, film and the written word, works from renowned modern artists and avant-garde cinema contributors such as Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Michael Snow and Yvonne Rainer, demonstrate how text plays a critical part in a film across credits, title cards, subtitles, and more.

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