Chambers film factfinder [electronic resource].
Harrap (Firm)
Credo Reference (Firm)
Edinburgh [Scotland] : Chambers,
2006
Chambers Film Factfinder is a collection of useful and often fascinating information on many aspects of film, from the early days of silent cinema to the twenty-first century. With wide-ranging coverage and an international scope, it has something to interest everyone from casual film fans to dedicated enthusiasts.
Information is presented in five major sections: People in Film; Film Categories and Genres; Film-Producing Countries; 100 Notable Films; and Film Reference. Carefully researched factual information is combined with a measure of critical analysis, ensuring that each section can entertain as well as inform. Biographies of actors and directors offer suggested career 'highs' and 'lows'; genre and country sections give brief factual histories, alongside lists of key people and films; and the selection of notable films is designed to provoke interest and discussion, rather than representing a 'best-of' list. The reference section includes essential facts, figures and definitions, as well as varied and highly readable lists on such subjects as censored films, memorable dance numbers and notorious commercial flops. Throughout the book, 'fact boxes' provide intriguing snippets of film trivia, bringing added appeal to the text.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
[pt. 1.] People in film -- Actors -- Directors -- Producers -- Cinematographers -- Editors -- Composers -- [pt. 2]. Film categories and genres -- Action and adventure -- Animation -- Children's films -- Comedy -- Comic-book adaptations -- Crime and gangster films -- Disaster films -- Documentaries -- Epics -- Film noir -- Horror -- Independent film -- Musicals -- Road movies -- Romance -- Science fiction -- Silent film -- Sports film s-- Thrillers -- War films -- Westerns --
[pt. 3]. Film-producing countries -- Africa -- Australia -- Belgium -- Canada -- China, Hong Kong and Taiwan -- Cuba -- Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic and Slovakia -- Denmark -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Greece -- Hungary -- Iceland -- India -- Iran -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Japan -- Mexico -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- North Africa -- Norway -- Poland -- Russia -- South America -- South Korea -- Spain -- Sweden -- Turkey -- United Kingdom -- United States of America -- Yugoslavia --
[pt. 4]. Notable films -- [pt. 5]. Film reference -- Academy Awards -- British Academy Film Awards -- Golden Raspberry Awards -- Palme d'Or -- Major film festivals -- Film records -- Film-related organizations -- 100 American films -- 100 British films -- The Sight & Sound Top Ten poll -- Academy Awards hosts -- The Hollywood Ten -- Banned or censored films -- Notorious commercial films -- Spectacular dance numbers -- 'Casts of thousands' -- Much-filmed literary classics -- Actors who have played iconic figures -- Film titles in translation -- Glossary of film-related terms.
Chambers Film Factfinder is a collection of useful and often fascinating information on many aspects of film, from the early days of silent cinema to the twenty-first century. With wide-ranging coverage and an international scope, it has something to interest everyone from casual film fans to dedicated enthusiasts.
Information is presented in five major sections: People in Film; Film Categories and Genres; Film-Producing Countries; 100 Notable Films; and Film Reference. Carefully researched factual information is combined with a measure of critical analysis, ensuring that each section can entertain as well as inform. Biographies of actors and directors offer suggested career 'highs' and 'lows'; genre and country sections give brief factual histories, alongside lists of key people and films; and the selection of notable films is designed to provoke interest and discussion, rather than representing a 'best-of' list. The reference section includes essential facts, figures and definitions, as well as varied and highly readable lists on such subjects as censored films, memorable dance numbers and notorious commercial flops. Throughout the book, 'fact boxes' provide intriguing snippets of film trivia, bringing added appeal to the text.
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