Bücher der Reihe Routledge Film Guidebooks

Jane Campion is one of the most celebrated auteurs of modern cinema and was the first female director to be awarded the prestigious Palme d'Or. This title gives an account of Jane Campion's career as a filmmaker and examines how contemporary film directors 'fashion' themselves as auteurs - through their personal interactions with the media.

Presenting a study of James Cameron, this work presents an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history, featuring excerpts from interviews and analysis of key scenes from films such as "Terminator" and "Titanic". It is useful to students of film studies and media studies.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the horror film and explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror films create images of gore and the uncanny through film technology and effects, this guidebook provides an account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and disgust in the viewer.

Examines the history of the genre of romantic comedy, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in the genre cycles.