| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 473 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge key guides |
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Routledge key guides
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| Contents |
Pedro Almodóvar -- Wes Anderson -- Aoyama Shinji -- Gregg Araki -- Luc Besson -- Kathryn Bigelow -- Charles Burnett -- Tim Burton -- James Cameron -- Jane Campion -- Gurinder Chadha -- Jackie Chan -- The Coen brothers -- Sofia Coppola -- David Cronenberg -- Julie Dash -- Guillermo del Toro -- Atom Egoyan -- David Fincher -- Hal Hartley -- Todd Haynes -- Peter Jackson -- Jim Jarmusch -- Neil Jordan -- Aki Kaurismäki -- Abbas Kiarostami -- Ang Lee -- Spike Lee -- David Lynch -- Michael Mann -- Shane Meadows -- Hayao Miyazaki -- Michael Moore -- Mira Nair -- François Ozon -- Park Chan-Wook -- Sally Potter -- John Sayles -- Martin Scorsese -- Steven Soderbergh -- Todd Solondz -- Steven Spielberg -- Oliver Stone -- Quentin Tarantino -- Lars Von Trier -- Gus Van Sant -- Wong Kar-wai -- John Woo -- Zhang Yimou -- Zhang Yuan |
| Summary |
"'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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion picture producers and directors -- Biography -- Dictionaries
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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Motion picture producers and directors.
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Filmregisseur
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Dictionaries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tasker, Yvonne, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9780203844342 |
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0203844343 |
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