World Film Directors: Volume One 1890-1945 | Classic Cinema History Book | Perfect for Film Students & Movie Buffs | Study Early Hollywood & International Cinema

This work covers the major world film directors who had at least made a significant start on their careers by 1945. As a film historian who frequently analyzes directors and their films, I found this volume extremely valuable. It gives one a perfect opportunity to quickly cover the scope of a director's entire career, reading quotes from the director as well as opinions of prominent critics about significant films from that individual's career."World Film Directors" also provides a film historian or fan with the opportunity to enhance his or her perspective of a particular movie by receiving important information on the making of the film, as well as the director's view of the subject matter, as well as opinions of reviewers.What impressed me most about this work was the exhaustive manner in which it covered film history from 1890-1945. While the breadth is spectacular, the book never bogs down into trivia or fact recitation for its own sake. The directors' lives and careers, as well as their significant films, are covered with the microscope applied to substance rather than minutiae.