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Ronald Bergan
The essential and authoritative guide to films, directors, genres, and styles
Step into the world of cinema and discover everything there is to know about movies, directors, genres, and styles.
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The ultimate guide to movies, directors, and genres. Charts the history of cinema from its origins as a carnival sideshow to the latest CGI technology; profiles 100 of the world’s…
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This fully updated edition of the first biography of the Coen Brothers includes their complete work so far, from Blood Simple to Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), with a reassessment of…
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Jean Renoir’s career almost spans the history of cinema, from the expressionism of the early silents to fast television techniques. This is the biography of the director of such classic…
Now back in print, this acclaimed biography reassesses a titan of early cinema based on new material released after the fall of the Soviet Union.Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in…
The French New Wave was one of the most important events in cinema history, and among its contributors was Francois Truffaut (1932-1984). This collection of interviews follows Truffaut’s creative evolution…
The perfect small-format, one-stop resource to appreciating and understanding films from Hollywood to Bollywood. Following the success of Isms: Understanding Art and Isms: Understanding Architectural Styles, this guide sorts the…
