1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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 Cassell Illustrated (UK), ABC Books (the publishing division of Australian Broadcasting Corporation), and Barron's (US). The first edition was published in 2003; the most recent edition was published on 3 October 2019. Contributors include Adrian Martin, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Richard Peña, David Stratton, and Margaret Pomeranz.

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
The cover of the 2003 edition,
with stills from Blade Runner, 2001, Frankenstein, and more
AuthorSteven Jay Schneider, general editor
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesQuintessence Editions, sholay biya The 1001 Before You Die series
SubjectFilm
GenreNon-fiction
Published13 November 2003 (Cassell Illustrated)
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages960 (1st edition)
ISBN978-1-84403-044-6
OCLC223768961
LC ClassPN1998 .A16 2003

Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique, some with photographs. Presented chronologically, the 7th edition begins with Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon from 1902 and ends in 2018 with BlacKkKlansman.

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]

The book has been published in many languages.

List

From the 8th edition, published in 2018.[3]

Statistics

Contributors

Jason Solomons, who writes movie columns for The Observer and The Mail on Sunday, contributed the book foreword; as of the 5th anniversary edition over 70 critics contributed essays (of up to 500 words) on the films, 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
  3. Schneider, Steven Jay; Smith, Ian Haydn (2017). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 7th edition. Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 9781438065212.

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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