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A Dictionary of Cinema Quotations from Filmmakers and Critics Compiled and edited by Stephen M. Ringler McFarland & Company Jefferson, NC and London 2001 240pp. ISBN 0 7864 0849 9
L49.75
UK distribution by Shelwing Ltd, Folkestone
Keywords Cinema, Voice
This smart and well-produced book is subtitled Over 3400 Axioms, Criticisms, Opinions and Witticisms from 100 years of the Cinema. The 3,408 quotes (to be precise - they are numbered) are arranged in 31 subject categories such as screenwriting, casting, make up, reviews, and stardom. As well as a running number, each quote is given its author and brief details of its documentary source. A context is also provided where needed. There are two indexes and a bibliography. The bibliography contains all the source documents and includes the page numbers to the article in which the quote features. It is arranged in title order. The source notes and movie title index leads directly to...