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Encyclopedia of Film – ACADEMY AWARDS – CRIME FILMS by Barry Keith Grant EDITOR IN CHIEF

SCHIRMER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM

Preface Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film

The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film is intended as a standard reference work in the field of film studies. Designed to meet the needs of general readers, university students, high school students, and teachers, it offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of film history and theory with an American emphasis.

SCOPE OF THE WORK

Readers will find in the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film the major facts about film history, clear explanations of the main theoretical concepts and lines of scholarly interpretation, and guidance through important debates.

Approaching cinema as art, entertainment, and industry, the Encyclopedia features entries on all important genres, studios, and national cinemas, as well as entries on relevant technological and industrial topics, cultural issues, and critical approaches to film.

To be sure, there are numerous other reference works and film encyclopedias available, on the shelves of both retail bookstores and library reference sections. However, the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film is distinctive in format and coverage.

The Encyclopedia’s 200 entries are substantial in length—from approximately 1,500 to 9,000 words. Even as these essays distill influential scholarship in different areas of film studies, they also offer fresh arguments and perspectives.

Accompanying the main entries are more than 230 sidebars profiling important figures in film history. More than career summaries, each profile places the subject’s achievements within the context of the particular entry it accompanies, offering a historical or theoretical perspective on the person profiled.

GUIDE TO THE WORK

Within the main entries, the first mention of a film title is the film’s original language title followed parenthetically by the American release title, the name of the director (if it is not mentioned in the text), and the year of the film’s release.

A title that has no English release title is translated parenthetically but not italicized. In subsequent mentions of non-English language titles within the same entry, the most well-known title is used.

Also upon the first mention, the names of historically important figures are followed parenthetically by the dates of birth and death.

Each of the entries is followed by a Further Reading section.

These bibliographies include both any works referenced in the body of the entry and other major works on the