Seven Samurai - Joan Mellen (BFI Film Classics) Russia 'Lady Bird' Director: Greta Gerwig

'Lady Bird' Director: Greta Gerwig (2018) Includes audio commentary

Contentious cinema

A study of a classic of Irish cinema which was adapted from the darkly witty novel

inspirational explorer who revolutionised underwater filming and

Starring Linda Manz

Seven Samurai - Joan Mellen (BFI Film Classics) Russia 'Lady Bird' Director: Greta Gerwig'Seven Samurai' by Joan Mellen (BFI Film Classics paperback) A celebratory study of Kurosawa's film from a writer with expertise in Japanese cinema and history. Mellen contextualises the film both in Japanese cinema and Kurosawa's career while exploring the story's roots in medieval history. She explores the masterful use of visual language to create an elegiac work.