Title: Fifty contemporary film directors
Description: "'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; and, Pedro Almodovar. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Dictionaries, Biography, Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures, biography, Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma, Biographies, Dictionnaires anglais, PERFORMING ARTS, Film & Video, Direction & Production, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Filmregisseur, Motion picture producers and directors--biography--dictionaries, Pn1998.2 .f53 2011, 791.43023/30922 b, Motion pictures, dictionaries