The first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present. In this, the second vol

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Working at the intersection of religion and ever-shifting political, economic and social environments, Iranian cinema has produced some of the most critically l

Best known to international audiences for its carnivalesque irreverence and recent gangster blockbusters, Brazilian cinema is gaining prominence with critics, a

Argentina boasts one of the most popular, diverse, and successful film industries in Latin America. From early films about gauchos and the tango to human rights