100 Science Fiction Films

100 Science Fiction Films
ISBN-10
1838714073
ISBN-13
9781838714079
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2019-07-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Barry Keith Grant

Description

A comprehensive guide to science fiction films, which analyzes and contextualizes the most important examples of the genre, from Un voyage dans la lune (1902), to The Road (2009).

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