Individual film directors, film-makers books

In this study of the work of Bernado Bertolucci, the author recognizes that Bertolucci's search for knowledge is...  Read More >>

Robert Wise's life in the film industry has spanned 6 decades and, before embarking on his directorial career, included...  Read More >>

One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and...  Read More >>

A clear and insightful analysis of the life and work of American director and coreographer, Stanley Donen.  Read More >>

Examines the work of Alain Tanner, the most important filmmaker to emerge from the new Swiss cinema in the late...  Read More >>

Traditionally identified with screwball comedies, Frank Capra has seldom been considered a conduit for populist...  Read More >>

Using film theory and current criticism, this title traces the figure of women in the work of Max Ophuls.  Read More >>

A study of the films of Luis Bunuel. The book discusses Bunuel in the context of the most recent debates in film...  Read More >>

A pioneering comparison of the director's theatre and film productions.  Read More >>

This text presents a study of the films of Luis Bunuel. It presents readings on the whole range of his work, from...  Read More >>

This study of the career of Robert Wise, the director of such classic films as ""The Day the Earth Stood Still"",...  Read More >>

Documents Dorothy Arzner's film career, her work as a film editor, her directorial debut, and her departure from...  Read More >>

Gieri traces a history of the Pirandellian mode in cinema and investigates its characteristics, demonstrating the...  Read More >>

Gieri traces a history of the Pirandellian mode in cinema and investigates its characteristics, demonstrating the...  Read More >>

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In this work - which blends cultural history and cultural studies - the author examines how DeMille articulated...  Read More >>

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'Casablanca Man' is a critical exploration of film director Michael Curtiz', career, linking his European work with...  Read More >>

By 1982 Francis Ford Coppola had won five Academy Awards; at the same time he was over $20 million in debt following...  Read More >>

George Sidney directed a number of popular Hollywood films, such as Anchors Aweigh, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, and...  Read More >>

A master filmmaker, inimitable, and unrelenting in his assault on bourgeois values. Like Pasolini, his work offers...  Read More >>

Examines the work of Yvonne Rainer, one of the central figures of avant-garde film. The comprehensive study surveys...  Read More >>

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Paul Macnamara was managing editor of Cosmopolitan, a publicist, a writer, and a television producer. Between 1945...  Read More >>