"The day I was hired as a film critic, I went to the bookstore and came home with a copy of the International Film Guide, and the current edition has been on my shelf ever since. Peter Cowie's annual volume is unique and invaluable." —Roger Ebert

Celebrating its 40th year of publication, Variety International Film Guide is the highly popular annual reference to the who, what, where, and when of the international film scene and the single most authoritative survey of world cinema. Its country-by-country accounting includes news, reviews and stills (more than 240 color photographs) covering the film work from 70 countries. Also included is information on film festivals, top-grossing films, major film awards, film schools, film archives, worldwide box-office reportings, DVD releases, and more.

The 2003 edition, which has been completely redesigned, include special feature articles on filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson, Jacques Audiard, Gaspar Noé, Mira Nair, and Walter Salles and a fifteen-page focus on Greek cinema.

“We’re entering a period where a giant fast-food assault of audio-visual material is corrupting our ability to reflect, destroying our memory, and sacrificing them to the consumption of the moment. International Film Guide, in tracing without prejudice the ties between cultures, countries, filmmakers, the past and the present, is one of the tools that allow us to combat this state of mind.” —Bernard Tavernier, director

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Peter Cowie, founding editor of the IFG, is the author of twenty books on the history of cinema and its major figures.