The Movie Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Hardcover

Cinema's history is short enough to cover in one volume and crowded enough to need a good guide through it. Across 352 pages this book works through landmark films, directors, movements and techniques, from the silent era to contemporary international cinema. Individual titles are examined for what they changed, while broader entries take on movements such as Italian neorealism and the various new waves that followed it. Stills, timelines and cross-references let a reader follow a single influence forward through the decades or trace a familiar technique back to whoever used it first. In practical terms: • Landmark films examined for what each one changed • Coverage of movements and national cinemas worldwide • Director profiles set alongside their defining works • Cross-references for following influence across decades Made for film students, cinema enthusiasts and readers building a watchlist, published by DK and available through Boipoka.