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In this panoramic guide by one of the world's most knowledgeable
movie enthusiasts, Cyrus Ghani reviews more than six hundred and
fifty of the big screen's finest offerings. An international lawyer
and eminent historian, Ghani has lived on three continents and is
fluent in several languages, affording him a uniquely broad
perspective on cinema. His love affair with movies began, he says,
at the age of eight and has lasted a lifetime. My Favorite Films is
the result -- the work of an avid fan, keenly insightful, highly
informative, and happily free of the arcane terminology and
analysis of academic film criticism. In these pages, Ghani moves
from early silent classics like Buster Keaton's The General and
Charlie Chaplin's City Lights to the films of Billy Wilder and John
Huston, the Ealing Studios capers, famed Ernst Lubitsch romantic
comedies, the countless, finely-crafted films by Max Ophuls, and
recent hits like The Silence of the Lambs and L.A. Confidential --
a journey of exploration that will excite and delight film
aficionados and occasional viewers alike.
Iran and the West is a critical bibliography of over 4000 books,
articles, journals, and catalogs about Iran written in Western
languages and published from 1500 up to the late 1980s. The author,
scholar and collector Cyrus Ghani, who collected books for more
than 40 years, has written a personal commentary for each entry.
Some entries are brief factual annotations while for others such as
biographies, autobiographies and books about modern Iranian history
and politics, Ghani has made lengthy and erudite comments
demonstrating his broad knowledge of Iranian and world history as
well as his cultivated moral intelligence. Iran and the West is a
useful reference book that brings together a vast array of
cross-discipline writing about Iran, including some books and
articles whose titles would not make them obvious candidates. It is
not only an indispensable tool for scholars and researchers of
Iranian studies; it also provides a wealth of fascinating
information that will reward any reader who dips into it. This
paperback edition has been published in two volumes: Volume 1,
Books; Volume 2, Articles, Journals, and Catalogs.
Iran and the West is a critical bibliography of over 4000 books,
articles, journals, and catalogs about Iran written in Western
languages and published from 1500 up to the late 1980s. The author,
scholar and collector Cyrus Ghani, who collected books for more
than 40 years, has written a personal commentary for each entry.
Some entries are brief factual annotations while for others such as
biographies, autobiographies and books about modern Iranian history
and politics, Ghani has made lengthy and erudite comments
demonstrating his broad knowledge of Iranian and world history as
well as his cultivated moral intelligence. Iran and the West is a
useful reference book that brings together a vast array of
cross-discipline writing about Iran, including some books and
articles whose titles would not make them obvious candidates. It is
not only an indispensable tool for scholars and researchers of
Iranian studies; it also provides a wealth of fascinating
information that will reward any reader who dips into it. This
paperback edition has been published in two volumes: Volume 1,
Books; Volume 2, Articles, Journals, and Catalogs
In this panoramic guide by one of the world's most knowledgeable
movie enthusiasts, Cyrus Ghani reviews more than six hundred and
fifty of the big screen's finest offerings. An international lawyer
and eminent historian, Ghani has lived on three continents and is
fluent in several languages, affording him a uniquely broad
perspective on cinema. His love affair with movies began, he says,
at the age of eight and has lasted a lifetime. My Favorite Films is
the result -- the work of an avid fan, keenly insightful, highly
informative, and happily free of the arcane terminology and
analysis of academic film criticism. In these pages, Ghani moves
from early silent classics like Buster Keaton's The General and
Charlie Chaplin's City Lights to the films of Billy Wilder and John
Huston, the Ealing Studios capers, famed Ernst Lubitsch romantic
comedies, the countless, finely-crafted films by Max Ophuls, and
recent hits like The Silence of the Lambs and L.A. Confidential --
a journey of exploration that will excite and delight film
aficionados and occasional viewers alike.
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