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Film History: An Introduction
by David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson
from McGraw Hill Higher Education
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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A treat for film buffs
Excellent film studies text--informative. Delineates the different epochs of film not only in the U.S. It includes international film and the work of Eisenstein, Renoir, Kurosawa, and others. Concise language and beautiful black-and-white and color reproductions.
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Great Read
I had this book for a Film History class, and it was great. I've used it every semester since and plan to keep it forever and sleep with it under my pillow.
Even though it isn't aimed at teaching film theory or basics, it's better at explaining the basics than Film Art by miles. It also makes theory more interesting and topical to learn since it goes chronologically and highlights films that were actually influential, instead of the ones that Film Art just happened to get the rights to print pictures... more info
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Didn't use this book, but I read it is very good.
Due to a change of plans I didn't use this book this quarter. However, hearing from my follow film students this book details well about the history of film and not just North American film. All film. A must for a film student.
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The best single-volume book on film history
If you are interested in film history on the whole, please, give yourself a treat by purchasing this book. It is not cheap but it is worth every penny. I had it after a course in film history and despite being someone who usually sell or dump away my texts after graduation, I find it very hard to give this one away. Boy, am I glad I did not. As one's scope and experience in world cinema grows, so too does one's interest in this book. Bordwell and Thomas's style is academic but always enthusiastic, and... more info
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