The Dilys Powell Film Reader: edited by Christopher Cook

(Applause Books). Dilys Powell, doyenne of British film critics, is the film reviewer with the longest tenure and one of the most loyal followings of any in Britain. Her work is celebrated in this discriminating collection of reviews and essays for the Sunday Times and other publications. Christopher Cook, the documentary film-maker, writer and broadcaster, follows a thematic approach, diving the book into twelve sections, ranging from 'British Cinema 1939-45,' 'The French,'and 'Genre,' to the work of particular directors and questions of censorship. Hardcover.