Geoffrey Nowell-Smith is Project Director of the Joint European Filmography, and Fellow of the European Humanities Research Centre at Oxford University.
a richly rewarding, impressively wide-ranging trawl through the medium's first 100 years Time Out an essential guide for all serious cinema enthusiasts Flicks If any new book deserves the gloss of informed and sacred text, it is The Oxford History of World Cinema ... a sound and thorough job in creating something that at least tries to be genuinely definitive. Independent a model of clear editorial organization in which the essays of more than 80 contributors are marshalled into an illuminating mosaic. The Economist
a richly rewarding, impressively wide-ranging trawl through the medium's first 100 years Time Out an essential guide for all serious cinema enthusiasts Flicks If any new book deserves the gloss of informed and sacred text, it is The Oxford History of World Cinema ... a sound and thorough job in creating something that at least tries to be genuinely definitive. Independent a model of clear editorial organization in which the essays of more than 80 contributors are marshalled into an illuminating mosaic. The Economist
YA‘This text is jam-packed with a comprehensive yet readable history of world cinema. Prominent contributions and contributors are highlighted unobtrusively. Unlike recently published chronicles and CDs that rely on glossy illustrations, this quiet resource requires little more than fundamental research skills, but it rewards readers with a bounty of easily accessible and highly valuable information.‘Sue Callahan, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
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