Movie Makers (Hb)

From D.W. Griffith - 'the founding father of American cinema' - to the iconic films of Quentin Tarantino, the range is wide, featuring not only the Hollywood Greats - Ford, Hitchcock and Spielberg - but also a full complement of European directors - Godard, Almod var and Fellini - as well as Asian directors Kurosawa and Ray. Author Ian Freer writes with infectious enthusiasm for his subject and outlines the life of every director, the passage of each career, seminal influences, and major films, peppering his accounts with fascinating anecdotes of what went on behind the scenes.Both an absorbing overview of the fine art of moviemaking and a lively cultural history, this is the perfect introduction for anyone keen to learn more about cinema, by a writer with a tremendous passion for his subject.