FILM from Chilton Books

Paris: Cahiers du Cinema, 2011.. Revised edition. "Federico Gellini (1920-1993) created his own personal and baroque cinematic language....Through the prism of the director's own desires and obsessions, Fellini's work is universal in scope, dealing with modern humanity in all its contradictions." 24cms x 19.5cms. Pp.102, #colour and black & white photo illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

London: I.B.Tauris, 2005.. Cinema and Society series. "Explores the ways in which the historical film has functioned as a vehicle for the representation of British national identity. Through a series of case studies, Chapman examines the production and reception histories of key films, looking closely at the way they have tackled themes including class, gender, ethnicity, imperialism and… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.. Cambridge Film Classics series. "Critical study of one of the most important and iconoclastic directors of British independent film-making. ...Carney examines Leigh's working method and films in the intellectual and social contexts in which they were created. He also argues that Leigh cannot be considered simply within the British realist tradition of Osborne… Read more about this item

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1932.. 1st edition. A how-to produce a film book from the 1930s. Contents: I.The Glamour of the Screen; II.The Film Story and Continuity; III.Preparatory Work; IV.Personnel; V.Equipment; VI.The Dramatic Workers; VII.The Pictorial Workers; VIII.Scenery, Properties, and Clothing; IX.Make-up for the Actor; X.Practical Points for the Camera-Man; XI.Editing and Titling; XII.The Finished Film… Read more about this item

London: Link House Publications Ltd, nd. (c.1936).. Presentation copy. Contents includes: I.Is Filming Easy? II. The Seven Kinds of Films; III.Subject Matter for Amateur Films; IV.Working Out the First Idea; V.The Rules of the Shooting-Script; VI.The Script of an Amateur Photo-Play; VII."Camera, Please"; VIII.The Art and Craft of Cutting; IX.The Question of Titles; X....And the Amateur Sound-Film. 17cms… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1977.. 1st edition. "The popular press, feature films, hit parades, and commercial TV were all invented in the USA, then imported, and copied, by all other nations. Such cheap imports expand whole national media systems, shifting emphasis from print to electroniic media, and just a handful of Anglo-American news and news film agencies select the images fkr… Read more about this item

London: Shenval Press, nd. (c.1954).. Presented by The Arts Council of Great Britain in Co-operation with The British Film Institute 1952-53. Pp.32, slight toning to pages. Orange stiff card covers have fading to lower front third. G+.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1996.. 1st ed. "Lavishly illustrated with stills and informal photos of the filming, this book is a unique record of perhaps the most ambitious cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare to date." 22.4cms. x 16.5cms. Pp.8/213, 54 colour illustrations from film, 3 colour & 8 b/w illustrations. Pbk. VG.

Harmondsworth: Pelican Books, 1955.. 1st ed. A new Study of the Film from the point of view of both the film-maker and the audience, with an account of recent technical innovations, and a special section on Television. Pp.52/1(ad). 82 black & white plates, toning to pages. Paperback. G+.