Spielberg

A Retrospective

Richard Schickel, John H. Foote

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Thames & Hudson
01 October 2024

Film, TV & Radio; Individual film directors, film-makers

The definitive illustrated retrospective on the Oscar-winning director of some of the most resonant and enduring films of all time.

For more than five decades, Steven Spielberg has created inspiring, exciting and unforgettable movie magic. Jaws, E.T., the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and West Side Story are among the many favourites that have thrilled cinema audiences all over the world. They are some of the highest-grossing, most captivating and enduring films of all time - contemporary classics that indelibly remain part of our lives.

This timely retrospective celebrates more than fifty years of Steven Spielberg's boundless energy and his unwavering commitment to excellence in all areas of his work. Drawing on his many first-person interviews, distinguished writer and critic Richard Schickel provides unique insight on every one of Spielberg's thirty-four major movies. Including a personal foreword by the director himself, this is an insider's perspective on Spielberg's legendary achievements.

Illustrated with more than 400 superb images, many sourced specially from the Steven Spielberg Archive, this book is an essential companion to the art of making movies and an authoritative tribute to a Hollywood icon.

By: Richard Schickel, John H. Foote
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 292mm, Width: 248mm,
Weight: 1.700kg
ISBN: 9780500298145
ISBN 10: 0500298149
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Schickel was a film critic, documentary filmmaker and movie historian, and the author of over thirty major books, including Conversations with Scorsese. John H. Foote is a biographer and author, and has been one of Canada's best known film critics for the last thirty years.