Taking as his starting point fifteen characteristically penetrating epigrams by Jean-Luc
This book gives detailed and original critical readings of all eleven of Derek Jarman's
In Fatih Akın's Cinema and the New Sound of Europe,
Despite his controversial reputation and international notoriety as a film-maker, no
One of the most gifted directors of the post New Wave, Maurice Pialat is frequently
Saccharine for some, poignant for others, Jacques Demy’s ‘enchanted’ world is familiar to
Best known for his 1979 film David, Peter Lilienthal was an unusual
Available in paperback for the first time, this is a full-length study of the films of
Jacques Rivette is perhaps the best-kept secret of French cinema. A founding figure in the
The Ethnographic Optic traces the surprising role of ethnography in
Jean Vigo is one of the legendary figures of world cinema, whose films 'L'Atalante' and
This fascinating collection looks at the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most
The turn of the twenty-first century has witnessed the striking advance of pornography
In this profusely illustrated meditation on the phenomenon of "museum cinema," the
Chantal Akerman is widely acclaimed as one of the most original and important directors
This is the first full-length monograph in English about one of France's most important
Recounts the life and career of Croatian filmmaker Rajko Grlić in the form
Czech-born refugee Karel Reisz (1926-2002) is widely regarded as one of the seminal
In the years between 1941 and 1965, Lance Comfort made some of the most entertaining films
