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Description
This book is a pocket history of film, covering technical developments,
famous directors, actors, and films as well as genres such as Westerns,
film noir etc. The book starts with the Lumiere brothers and
works up to the present particularly focussing on famous directors such
as Cecil B. DeMille, Eisenstein, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, John
Cassavetes, Ingamar Bergman, Roberto Rossellini and Martin Scorsese,
and specific trends in films such as women in film, the studio system,
genres and the star system. There are also little side panels
highlighting famous actors and movies. All in all, this is an
excellent pocket introduction to the history and world of film.
Product details
| Published | 14 Sep 2009 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781408109403 |
| Imprint | Herbert Press |
| Illustrations | 70, full colour throughout |
| Dimensions | 184 x 127 mm |
| Series | Little Book of Big Ideas |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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