The Rough Guide to Film

by Richard B. Armstrong

The Rough Guide to Film is a bold new guide to cinema. Arranged by director, it covers the top moguls, mavericks and studio stalwarts of every era, genre and region, in addition to lots of lesser-known names. With each film placed in the context of its director's career, the guide reviews thousands of the greatest movies ever made, with lists highlighting where to start, arranged by genre and by region. You'll find profiles of over eight hundred directors, from Hollywood legends Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston to contemporary favourites like Steven Soderbergh and Martin Scorsese and cult names such as David Lynch and Richard Linklater. The guide is packed with great cinema from around the globe, including French New Wave, German giants, Iranian innovators and the best of East Asia, from Akira Kurosawa to Wong Kar-Wai and John Woo. With overviews of all major movements and genres, feature boxes on partnerships between directors and key actors, and cinematographers and composers, this is your essential guide to a world of cinema.

Genres: Reference, Film

672 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2007

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than most film guides, and refreshing that it isn't all American and British films / directors.

[unevendesk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute best encyclopedia of world directors! Comprehensive of many countries, and critical, with recommendations of directors' best films.