1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
LC Class
PN1998 .A16 2003

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics. It is a part of a series designed and produced by Quintessence Editions, a London-based company, and published in English-language versions by

Barron's
(US). The first edition was published in 2003. The most recent edition was published on 14 December 2021. Contributors include Adrian Martin, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Richard Peña, David Stratton, and Margaret Pomeranz.

Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique, some with photographs. Presented chronologically, the 14th edition begins with

Nomadland
.

The book has been popular in Australia, where it was the seventh best-selling book in the country for a week in April 2004[1] and was promoted alongside the presentation of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's My Favourite Film special.[2]

Contributors

Jason Solomons, who writes movie columns for The Observer and The Mail on Sunday, wrote the foreword. As of the 5th anniversary edition, over 70 critics contributed essays (of up to 500 words), including: Geoff Andrew, Linda Badley, Kathryn Bergeron, Garrett Chaffin-Quiway, Roumiana Deltcheva, Nezih Erdogan, Jean-Michel Frodon, Chris Fujiwara, Tom Gunning, Ernest Hardy, Aniko Imre, Kyung Hyun Kim, Frank Lafond, Adrian Martin, Kim Newman, Devin Orgeron, Marsha Orgeron, Richard Peña, Margaret Pomeranz, Jonathan Rosenbaum, David Stratton, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Michael Tapper, Sam Umland, Matt Venne, Ginette Vincendeau, Andy Willis, and Josephine Woll.

Editions

Source: WorldCat

See also

References

  1. ^ "Best sellers". The Sunday Telegraph. 18 April 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
  2. ^ My Favourite Film Archived 2007-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Further reading

  • Bernard Trink (20 April 2007). "As Good as They Come". Bangkok Post. p. R11.
  • Ron Rollins (30 January 2005). "Read the book then see the movies". Dayton Daily News. p. F1.
  • Abl Wild (12 November 2003). "1001 ways to give cinema new scope". The Herald. p. 13.
  • Peter Haran (23 May 2004). "The must-see movies of all time". Sunday Mail. p. 84.

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