Fifty Contemporary Film Directors (Routledge Key Guides)
Language: English
Published by Routledge, 2010
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Examines the work of the popular and influential cinematic figures. This title provides an overview of each director's contribution to cinema, incorporating a discussion of their career, major works and impact. It examines various directors, such as: Martin Scorsese; Steven Spielberg; Sofia Coppola; Julie Dash; Shane Meadow; and, more. Editor(s): Tasker, Yvonne. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 725. . 2010. 2nd Edition. hardcover. . . . .
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- Title
- Fifty Contemporary Film Directors (Routledge Key Guides)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415497663
- ISBN 13
- 9780415497664
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Series
- Book 26 of 53: Routledge Key Guides
Fifty Contemporary Film Directors examines the work of some of today’s most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director’s contribution to cinema, incorporating a discussion of their career, major works and impact. Revised throughout and with twelve new entries, this second edition is an up-to-date introduction to some of the most prominent film makers of the present day. The directors, from differing backgrounds and working across a range of genres, include:
- Martin Scorsese
- Steven Spielberg
- Sofia Coppola
- Julie Dash
- Shane Meadow
- Michael Moore
- Peter Jackson
- Guillermo Del Toro
- Tim Burton
- Jackie Chan
- Ang Lee
- Pedro Almodóvar.
With further reading and a filmography accompanying each entry, this comprehensive guide is indispensable to all those studying contemporary film and will appeal to anyone interested in the key individuals behind modern cinema’s greatest achievements.
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About the Author
Yvonne Tasker is Professor of Film Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. Her books include Action and Adventure Cinema (Routledge, 2004) and Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (Duke UP, 2007).
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