Extensively researched, elaborately detailed and written in a remarkably readable style, the Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema will be invaluable for film scholars and researchers as a reference book and as a guide to the dynamics of the cinema of Turkey. Addressing the lacuna in scholarly work on the topic, this dictionary provides immense detail on a wide range of aspects of Turkish cinema including: prominent filmmakers, films, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, producers, significant themes, genres, movements, theories, production modes, film journals, film schools and professional organizations. Gönül Dönmez-Colin’s rich, meticulously researched new book offers a profound insight into that cinema as well as gives us what will become the standard research text in that subject for years to come.’ Richard Peña, Director Emeritus, New York Film Festival and professor of film Studies, Columbia University, USA The first critical and analytical dictionary of Turkish cinema, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Turkish cinema from its beginnings to the present day. Now that new Turkish cinema is in the global spotlight, the detailed and erudite entries in this remarkable and essential resource open the door onto a long and rich history that there is an urgent need to understand.’ Professor Chris Berry, King’s College London, UK ‘With each passing year it becomes ever clearer that Turkey has developed a major if still little known national cinema.
Carefully cross-referenced and extensive, it is written in a manner at once even-handed and discerning. Downloaded by at 02:26 04 December 2016 Downloaded by at 02:26 04 December 2016 The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema ‘Gönül Dönmez-Colin’s Dictionary of Turkish Cinema is a scholarly tour de force from the doyenne of Turkish cinema studies, and a testament to her dedication that we must all be deeply grateful for.
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