"Film Theory: An Introduction Through the Senses" is a book by Thomas Elsaesser and Malte Hagener that explores the relationship between cinema and the spectator. The book guides students through major film theories from the classical period to the present. It employs key concepts and scenes from well-known films to outline the schools of thought and theorists attached to specific film theories.The central question of the book is the relationship between cinema and the spectator. Every type of cinema and film theory presumes an ideal spectator and envisions a relationship between the spectator's mind and body and the screen. The authors use configurations of spectator and screen that move from "exterior" to "interior" relationships to retrace the most important stages of film theory. The book pays special attention to theories since, such as neo-realist, modernist, psychoanalytic, apparatus, phenomenological, and cognitivist theories. It also extends film theory through the senses into the digital age.The book also analyzes the spatio-temporal relationships between bodies and objects depicted in a film, as well as the connection between film and spectator. It examines the dynamic connecting the diegetic and non- and extra-diegetic levels within the film's world and how they intersect with the spectator's world. The book considers cinema as a tactile experience, with the eye having "haptic" faculties in addition to the "optic" dimension. It also emphasizes the ear as an interface between film and spectator, creating a sonorous perceptual ground for film theories.The book has been revised to include discussion of contemporary films and an expanded chapter to bring film theory into the digital age