Refocus: the Films of Sohrab Shahid-ss, Hardback - ***

In this - the first English-language book to reflect on his work and its implications for creativity in the diasporic conditions of urban displacem...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Examines the diverse oeuvre of internationally recognised French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb.Publisher: Edinburgh University PressIllustrati...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Steve ChoeIllustration(s): 20 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 224Collection: Refocus...

Using an auterist lens to challenge the notions of taste, genre and aesthetics that are commonly used to form the cinematic canon, this book explor...

Reducere. Ever since his first feature film I Killed My Mother premiered at Cannes, every film from the 29-year-old director Xavier Dolan has generated signi...

Reducere. This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy...

An evaluation of one of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs Budd Boetticher who was responsible for a number of classic films, i...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Nuno (University of Nottingham) Barradas JorgeIllustration(s): 18 Illustrations, black and whiteNum...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Iranian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) is revered today for many of the things he was criticized for during his lifetim...

Reducere. The Iranian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) is revered today for many of the things he was criticized for during his lifetime. Born and...

Looks at the work of Jesus "Jess" Franco (1930-2013), one of the most prolific and madly inventive filmmakers in the history of cinema. Editors Ant...

Publisher: ABC-CLIONumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2000Dimensions: 146 x 223 x 22Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Michael GrantRedescopera farm...

Reducere. This is a reference book on films made featuring the detective Charlie Chan. There are 49 films included, made between 1927 and 1981. The majority ...

Publisher: Walther KoenigAuthor(s): Dennis LimIllustration(s): 520 colourNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 296 x 271 x 21Cover ...

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a silent comedy trailblazer--the teacher of Buster Keaton, a collaborator of Charlie Chaplin--whose reputation was ecli...

Reducere. The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. From the horrifying (Halloween) to the touching (St...

The provocative pop artist's on-screen experiments, newly brought to light in this essential reference workPublisher: Yale University PressNumber o...

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a silent comedy trailblazer--the teacher of Buster Keaton, a collaborator of Charlie Chaplin--whose reputation was ecli...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Fred Schepisi is one of the crucial names associated with the revival of the Australian film industry in the 1970s. The Films of Fred Schepisi trac...

Reducere. The porkpie hat, the slap shoes, the deadpan expression - Buster Keaton is an icon of silent era comedies, but was also a masterful technician in e...

Reducere. Prologue1. A Five-year Project: 3, 000 Nights2.The Israelis and My Home: Under the Rubble (1983) and Children of Fire (1989)3.The Green Line: War G...

The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu: An Elemental Cinema draws readers into the first 13 feature films and 5 of the documentaries of award-winning Japan...

LeBorg, the quintessential Hollywood contract director, worked constantly during the 1940s and 1950s at such studios as Universal, PRC, and Monogra...

In Screams & Nightmares, Brian J. Robb examines the entire career of legendary film maker Wes Craven, from his low-budget beginnings to his most re...

Description"George Stevens could do anything, " said veteran Hollywood producer Pandro S. Berman, "break your heart or make you laugh." Winner of t...

Reducere. The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies is the first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worke...

DescriptionNo other film studio, animation or otherwise, comes close to matching Japane's Studio Ghibli for pure cinematic experience. This book ex...

This book studies the intimate tensions between affect and emotions as terrains of sociopolitical significance in the cinema of Lucrecia Martel, Al...

Reducere. STANDARD B&W EDITION] Paul Naschy, a.k.a. Jacinto Molina, is renowned as Spain's number one icon of the horror genre. His love of the macabre began...

Reducere. No one captured the teen portion of the eighties as poignantly as writer-director John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, ...

Reassessing the unique qualities of Renoir's influential visual style by interpreting his films through Gilles Deleuze's film philosophy, and throu...

Reducere. From his film festival debut Hard Eight to ambitious studio epics Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson's unique c...

DescriptionBeloved by millions, praised by film critic Roger Ebert as "the best animation filmmaker in history, " and referred to as the "Japanese ...

Reducere. Considering the singular focus and feel of Guest's documentary-style comedies, this book documents the method behind Guest's approach to writing an...

Twelve timeless and fundamental questions that a confident, progressive society should be able to answer - but doesn't think to ask.

Reducere. Japanese film director Seijun Suzuki began his career making increasingly outrageous B movies for Nikkatsu Studios in the 1950s and 1960s (he was e...

Reducere. A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Duck Soup, Animal Crackers...over the two decades between 1929's The Cocoanuts and 1949's Love Happy, the...

Reducere. Since the late 1950s Stan Brakhage has been in the forefront of independent filmmaking. His body of work - some seventy hours - is one of the large...

Publisher: Safia ImprintAuthor(s): Shahida RahmanIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 38Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 213 x 214 x 11C...

Publisher: Safia ImprintAuthor(s): Shahida RahmanIllustration(s): 33 IllustrationsNumber of pages: 38Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 213 x 214 x ...

Reducere. Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself Although clinical research has been conduct...

Reducere. A layered critique of autocracy in Bangladesh from leading photojournalist Shahidul Alam, with letters from Arundhati Roy"On the night of 5 August,...

Reducere. Black Divinity exposes the intricate beauty and complexity of the New York City street culture to allow those outside to see that those in the Unit...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Massimiliano AfieroIllustration(s): 330 b/w photos & mapsNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2022Dim...

Assessing his work in the context of film aesthetics, philosophy, history, adaptation studies and cultural studies, this is the first book-length E...

In this book, a range of international scholars offers a comprehensive study of this significant and influential figure, covering his French and En...