World Film Directors 1945 1985

Author : John Wakeman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1234 pages
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Download or read book World Film Directors: 1945-1985 written by John Wakeman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume biographical/critical dictionary of major, filmmakers from all countries, covering the entire history of the medium from 1890 to the present. Each director is treated in a separate essay that includes a detailed, chronological account of the subject's life and work and a summary of critical opinion. Includes filmography and a selective bibliography of books and articles.

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Download or read book World film directors written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Wakeman
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1292 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Film Directors: 1890-1945 written by John Wakeman and published by H. W. Wilson. This book was released on 1987 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume biographical/critical dictionary of major, filmmakers from all countries, covering the entire history of the medium from 1890 to the present. Each director is treated in a separate essay that includes a detailed, chronological account of the subject's life and work and a summary of critical opinion. Includes filmography and a selective bibliography of books and articles.

Author : Bert Cardullo
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810885247
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Directors and Their Films written by Bert Cardullo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In World Directors and Their Films, Bert Cardullo offers readable analyses of some of the most important films and the artists who produced them. Beyond simple biographical capsules and plot summaries, these readings demonstrate with clarity and elegance how international moviemakers use the resources of the medium to pursue complex, significant human goals. Including essays on filmmakers from China, Japan, India, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Iran, Senegal, and Chad, this book is an engaging collection of enlightening and helpful essays that will appeal as much to the general reader as it will to scholars of international cinema.

Author : Bert Cardullo
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810885263
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Directors and Their Films written by Bert Cardullo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In European Directors and Their Films: Essays on Cinema, Bert Cardullo offers readable analyses of some of the most important film artists and individual films of the last several decades. Beyond simple biographical capsules and plot summaries, these readings demonstrate with elegance and clarity what cinema means as well as shows, explaining how international moviemakers use the resources of the medium to pursue complex, significant human goals.

Author : Dennis Fischer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786460911
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998 written by Dennis Fischer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enormous and exhaustive reference book has entries on every major and minor director of science fiction films from the inception of cinema (circa 1895) through 1998. For each director there is a complete filmography including television work, a career summary, a critical assessment, and behind-the-scenes production information. Seventy-nine directors are covered in especially lengthy entries and a short history of the science fiction film genre is also included.

Author : Constantine Santas
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810882485
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Epic Films written by Constantine Santas and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after film came into existence, the term epic was used to describe productions that were lengthy, spectacular, live with action, and often filmed in exotic locales with large casts and staggering budgets. The effort and extravagance needed to mount an epic film paid off handsomely at the box office, for the genre became an immediate favorite with audiences. Epic films survived the tribulations of two world wars and the Depression and have retained the basic characteristics of size and glamour for more than a hundred years. Length was, and still is, one of the traits of the epic, though monolithic three- to four-hour spectacles like Gone with the Wind (1939) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) have been replaced today by such franchises as the Harry Potter films and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although the form has evolved during many decades of existence, its central elements have been retained, refined, and modernized to suit the tastes of every new generation. The Encyclopedia of Epic Films identifies, describes, and analyzes those films that meet the criteria of the epic—sweeping drama, panoramic landscapes, lengthy adventure sequences, and, in many cases, casts of thousands. This volume looks at the wide variety of epics produced over the last century—from the silent spectacles of D. W. Griffith and biblical melodramas of Cecil B. DeMille to the historical dramas of David Lean and rollercoaster thrillers of Steven Spielberg. Each entry contains: Major personnel behind the camera, including directors and screenwriters Cast and character listings Plot summary Analysis Academy Award wins and nominations DVD and Blu-ray availability Resources for further study This volume also includes appendixes of foreign epics, superhero spectaculars, and epics produced for television, along with a list of all the directors in the book. Despite a lack of overall critical recognition and respect as a genre, the epic remains a favorite of audiences, and this book pays homage to a form of mass entertainment that continues to fill movie theaters. The Encyclopedia of Epic Films will be of interest to academics and scholars, as well as any fan of films made on a grand scale.

Author : James M. Welsh
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791442494
Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book The Cinema of Tony Richardson written by James M. Welsh and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1999-08-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically surveys the films of Tony Richardson, one of Britain’s most inventive directors of stage and screen.

Author : Bert Cardullo
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781934110669
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michelangelo Antonioni written by Bert Cardullo and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected interviews with the Italian filmmaker who directed L'avventura, La notte, Blow Up, and Zabriskie Point

Author : Bryan Burns
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838637227
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Cinema written by Bryan Burns and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hungarian cinema began in cafes, and short films were projected at the Velence coffee-house in Budapest in the late 1890s. By 1912, a distinct film culture had formed in Hungary, which - unlike the imported American popular entertainment cinema - throughout its history has shown a commitment to the idea of film as art. This new book is a detailed historical, critical and appreciative account of the Hungarian cinema from its early days to the transforming 1990s, and provides an extended analysis of some 50 directors and their key films. It describes the ways in which the industry has developed, largely with the assistance of the state, especially since the Second World War, and shows how the Hungarian cinema has achieved an international success out of all proportion to its size, and despite the potential obstructions of language and culture. The author concludes with a survey of recent filmmaking activities, and a look towards the future in rapidly changing Eastern Europe. This book will appeal to all those interested in Hungarian and Eastern European film and history.