The Rough Guide to Film

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. Choice reels: Reviews of thousands of the greatest movies ever made, with each film placed in the context of its director's career, plus lists highlighting where to start, arranged by genre and by region. The view from the chair: 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. Planet Cinema: 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. The wider cast: Overviews of major cinema movements and genres, plus feature boxes on partnerships between directors and key actors, cinematographers and composers.