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Directory of World Cinema
The Directory of World Cinema aims to play a part in moving intelligent, scholarly criticism beyond the academy by building a forum for the study of film that relies on a disciplined theoretical base. Each volume of the Directory takes the form of a collection of reviews, longer essays and research resources, accompanied by film stills highlighting significant films and players.
The ethos of Intellect's Directory of World Cinema as a project is probably best communicated by John Berra's editorial taken from the Japanese volume where he comments:
'The overall aim was always to discuss Japanese cultural life and history as expressed through the medium of film.'
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Directory of World Cinema: Iran 2
Working at the intersection of religion and ever-shifting political economic and social environments Iranian cinema has produced some of the most critically lauded films in the world today. The first volume in the Directory of World Cinema: Iran turned the spotlight on the award-winning cinema of Iran with particular attention to the major genres and movements historical turning points and prominent figures that have helped shape it. Considering a wide range of genres including Film Farsi New Wave war film art house film and women’s cinema the book was greeted with enthusiasm by film studies scholars students working on alternative or national cinema and fans and aficionados of Iranian film.
Building on the momentum and influence of its predecessor Directory of World Cinema: Iran 2 will be welcomed by all seeking an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to Iranian cinema.

Directory of World Cinema: Argentina 2

Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 3

Directory of World Cinema: Japan 3

Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2
The first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this the second volume the contributors focus on specific periods and trace the evolutions of individual genres and directors.
A complementary edition rather than an update of its predecessor the book offers essays on war and family films as well as on LGBT cinema and representations of disability in British films. Contributors consider established British directors such as Ken Loach and Danny Boyle as well as newcomer Ben Wheatley who directed the fabulously strange A Field in England. This volume also shines the spotlight on the British Film Institute and its role in funding preservation and education in relation to British cinema.
A must read for any fan of film the history of the United Kingdom or international artistic traditions Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2 will find an appreciative audience both within and outside academia.

Directory of World Cinema: Africa
Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at African film as representing Africa for its own sake values and artistic choices.
With a film industry divided by linguistic heritage African directors do not have the luxury of producing comedies thrillers horror films or even love stories except perhaps as DVDs that do not travel far outside their country of production. Instead African directors tend to cover serious sociopolitical ground even under the cover of comedy in the hopes of finding funds outside Africa. Contributors to this volume draw on filmic representations of the continent to consider the economic role of women rural exodus economic migration refugees and diasporas culture religion and magic as well as representations of children music languages and symbols.
A survey of national cinemas in one volume Directory of World Cinema: Africa is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of any cinephile and world traveller.

Directory of World Cinema: China 2
A survey of a vibrant—and expanding—industry Directory of World Cinema: China 2 examines among other themes China’s desire for success and fulfillment in the United States as well as the extensive history of representing China—and the Chinese in America—on US movie screens. With contributions from some of the leading academics in the field this volume will be essential reading for all fans of Chinese film.

Directory of World Cinema: Russia 2

Directory of World Cinema: Scotland
Scotland its people and its history have long been a source of considerable fascination and inspiration for filmmakers film scholars and film audiences worldwide. A significant number of critically acclaimed films made in the last twenty-five years have ignited passionate conversations and debates about Scottish national cinema. Its historical industrial and cultural complexities and contradictions have made it all the more a focus of attention and interest for both popular audiences and scholarly critics.
Directory of World Cinema: Scotland provides an introduction to many of Scottish cinema’s most important and influential themes and issues films and filmmakers while adding to the ongoing discussion concerning how to make sense of Scotland’s cinematic traditions and contributions. Chapters on filmmakers range from Murray Grigor to Ken Loach and Gaelic filmmaking radical and engaged cinema production finance and documentary are just a few of the topics explored. Film reviews range from popular box office hits such as Braveheart and Trainspotting to lesser known but equally engaging independent and lower budget productions such as Shell and Orphans. This book is both a stimulating and accessible resource for a wide range of readers interested in Scottish film.

Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 2

Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2

Directory of World Cinema: Argentina

Directory of World Cinema: Belgium
Is there such a thing as a single Belgian cinema? A country that is culturally and linguistically divided between the Dutch-speaking Flanders and the francophone Brussels and Wallonia Belgium is a contested site and its fragile unity continues to be challenged by separatists. Nevertheless the filmic output of this divided country merits serious attention and Directory of World Cinema: Belgium is the comprehensive guides it richly deserves.
Featuring contributions from leading Belgian and international film scholars the essays here examine the work and careers of the greatest names of Belgian cinema from its pioneers to its modern age while also investigating its lesser known productions and intersections with Belgian art history literature and culture as well as the legacies of social documentary surrealism and magical realism.
Small but mighty Belgium has for the last decade produced an average of forty feature films a year an extraordinary accomplishment for a country of just ten million. Directory of World Cinema: Belgium will find grateful readers in anyone interested in Belgian culture and identity.

Directory of World Cinema: Germany 2
Directory of World Cinema: Germany 2 attests to the crucial importance played by genre films in the German film industry to shape and reshape a sense of national identity throughout a tumultuous twentieth century.

Directory of World Cinema: Brazil
Best known to international audiences for its carnivalesque irreverence and recent gangster blockbusters Brazilian cinema is gaining prominence with critics at global film festivals and on DVD shelves. This volume seeks to introduce newcomers to Brazilian cinema and to offer valuable insights to those already well-versed in the topic. It brings into sharp focus some of the most important movements genres and themes from across the eras of Brazilian cinema from cinema novo to musical chanchada the road movie to cinema de bordas avant-garde to pornochanchada. Delving deep beyond the surface of cinema the volume also addresses key themes such as gender indigenous and diasporic communities and Afro-Brazilian identity. Situating Brazilian cinema within the country's changing position in the global capitalist system the essays consider uneven modernization class division dictatorship liberation struggles and globalization alongside questions of entertainment and of artistic innovation.

Directory of World Cinema: South Korea
Concurrent with the growing body of scholarship on South Korean cinema Directory of World Cinema: South Korea offers an accessible overview of South Korea's film industry. In addition to the action and horror films usually considered in studies of South Korean cinema this volume also examines genres that have traditionally lacked critical attention including romantic comedies and gay and lesbian features. Essays by leading film scholars explore a variety of topics including the emergence of South Korean cinema into the global marketplace in the late 1990s; the genre known as hanyru or the Korean Wave; and the centrality of film festivals in promoting new South Korean films. The most comprehensive English-language publication available on South Korean cinema this informative analytical and entertaining guide will be widely appreciated by film fans and enthusiasts of Korean pop culture.

Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2

Directory of World Cinema: Latin America
From the interior drama of Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman to the energetic realism of Fernando Meirelles’s City of God to the frightful fantasy of Guillermo del Torro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy movies Latin American cinema covers a vast landscape not only in terms of geography but also in terms of its genres and concerns. Bringing together contributions by leading experts and emerging young scholars the Directory of World Cinema: Latin America offers a comprehensive overview of the region’s diverse films. The volume opens with a section that spotlights key elements in the world of contemporary Latin American cinema including film festivals cross-cultural collaboration and computer-generated animation. Another group of contributions explores key genres—such as documentary drama romance thriller horror and women’s cinema—and parses their portrayals of Latin American societies. A section on directors offers in-depth analyses of fascinating filmmakers delving into such topics as their production methodologies thematic concerns and cinematic legacies. Like all volumes in the Directory of World Cinema series this one also features reviews of important recent films a filmography and recommendations from an array of genres for readers interested in watching more cinema from the region. With an historical scope that ranges from the era of silent movies to the present and geographical coverage that extends from Cuba to Mexico to Venezuela the Directory of World Cinema: Latin America will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in this dynamic region of the moviemaking world.

Directory of World Cinema: Turkey
Since the 1990s filmmakers in Turkey have increasingly explored notions of gender genre cultural memory and national and transnational identity. Taking these themes as its starting point this book—the first English-language directory of Turkish films—provides an extensive historical overview the country’s cinema since the early 1920s. In chapters organized by genre—such as fantasy and science fiction contemporary blockbusters women’s films Istanbul films and transnational or accented cinema—leading scholars of Turkish cinema offer reflections on the country’s most important film movements and filmmakers. In the process they illuminate the industrial cultural and political contexts in which the films they address were produced exhibited and circulated. The resulting volume which includes a comprehensive filmography and recommendations for those interested in further exploration will be an indispensible reference for scholars and students of Turkish cinema.

Directory of World Cinema: France
Artistic intellectual and appreciably avant-garde the French film industry has perhaps more than any other national cinema been perennially at the centre of international filmmaking. With its vigorous business and wide-ranging film culture France has also been home historically to some of the most influential filmmakers and movements – and indeed the very first motion picture was screened in Paris in 1895.
This volume addresses the great directors and key artistic movements but also ventures beyond these well-established films and figures broadening the canon through an examination of many neglected but intriguing French films. Framing essays explore the salient stylistic elements cultural contexts and the various conceptions of cinema in France from avant-gardes to filmmaking by women from documentary and realism to the Tradition of Quality as well as genres like comedy crime and horror. Illustrated by screen shots film reviews by leading international experts offer original approaches to both overlooked titles and acknowledged classics. Readers wishing to explore particular topics in greater depth will be grateful for the book’s reading recommendations and comprehensive filmography.
A visually engaging journey through one of the most dynamic variegated and idiosyncratic film industries Directory of World Cinema: France will be a must-have for Francophiles and cinema savants.