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World Film Directors 1945-1985 (Wilson Authors)
by
John Wakeman
Hardcover, 1205 pages
Published
January 1st 1988
by H. W. Wilson
(first published December 1987)
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Wakeman's two massive guides of pre-war and post-WII film directors is the non plus ultra magnum opus in the field; covering major (and some arguably not so major) international artists working before and after 1945 (in volume II). Each entry is a breezy (but not overlong) overview of a director's career, placing within a biographical and chronological narrative context a rundown of the director's films and lacing the whole thing with the director's own thoughts and those of critics. Both volume...more
Wakeman's two massive guides of pre-war and post-WII film directors is the non plus ultra magnum opus in the field; covering major (and some arguably not so major) international artists working before and after 1945 (in volume II). Each entry is a breezy (but not overlong) overview of a director's career, placing within a biographical and chronological narrative context a rundown of the director's films and lacing the whole thing with the director's own thoughts and those of critics. Both volume...more
I used to program films at Beyond Baroque and for special events at other locations - and this two volume-set was really helpful in locating obscure filmmakers as well as the well-known directors of course. The two volumes are organized by the years - and it's pretty will thought-out with a good size biography plus key points or themes in their work.
I used to hang out at the Hollywood Library due to this wonderful resource - but over the years I found the two volumes in various used bookshops a...more
I used to hang out at the Hollywood Library due to this wonderful resource - but over the years I found the two volumes in various used bookshops a...more
Jan 19, 2008
Tosh
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those who think of themselves as film historians
I used to program films at Beyond Baroque and for special events at other locations - and this two volume-set was really helpful in locating obscure filmmakers as well as the well-known directors of course. The two volumes are organized by the years - and it's pretty will thought-out with a good size biography plus key points or themes in their work.
I used to hang out at the Hollywood Library due to this wonderful resource - but over the years I found the two volumes in various used bookshops a...more
I used to hang out at the Hollywood Library due to this wonderful resource - but over the years I found the two volumes in various used bookshops a...more
May 09, 2013
Geoffrey
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