A-Z Great Film Directors
- ISBN-10
- 1844038556
- ISBN-13
- 9781844038558
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-03
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- Author
- Andy Tuohy
Description
A striking, design-led reference book. A-Z Great Film Directors features Andy Tuohy's portraits of 52 directors significant for their contribution to cinema including kings of world cinema Wong Kar-Wai and Akira Kurosawa, arthouse pioneers Fritz Lang and David Lynch as well as the often under-appreciated female directors Kathryn Bigelow and Jane Campion. With text by film journalist Matt Glasby, each director's entry will also have a summary of the essential things you need to know about them, why they're important, a list of their must-see films, and a surprising fact or two about them, as well as images of their key films throughout. So whether you're already a film afficionado, or looking for a helpful cheat to pass convincingly as an arthouse fan, you'll love this guide to international directors, past and present.
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