The eleventh edition of A Short History of the Movies continues its long-standing tradition of scrupulously accurate details up-to-date information and jargon-free writing style that has made it the most widely adopted film history textbook. This edition offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film. From the early experiments with motion photography through the American studio years of the 1930 s and 1940 s from Neorealism and the New Wave up to the present age of digital cinema A Short History of Film provides a comprehensive presentation of the history of cinema. This eleventh edition has been revised and updated to include current scholarship recent industry developments and new films and filmmakers.