Film: A World History: The Essential Global Guide to the Movies, Movements, and Directors That Shaped Cinema

Film: A World History offers a concise, visually rich guide to the evolution of cinema. Organized both chronologically and thematically, the book traces key developments across eras, genres, and national traditions, providing a clear framework for understanding how film has changed over time.

Across more than 500 photographs and illustrations, readers encounter the defining movements and moments that shaped the medium-from silent film and the transition to sound, through postwar innovation, ...