The coverage of Ivor Montague's book is such that it could be called a brief encyclopedia of cinema. You rarely have to read a publication dedicated to this art, so rich in information from various fields and so easy to read. Almost everything, or in any case, much is known to the author from his own experience. Montague mastered several cinematic professions: editor, screenwriter, director of documentaries and feature films, critic. He knows cinema "first hand." Go travel around the country of cinema. You will be led by a great guide. He will open many doors in front of you: he will show places where everything is perfectly familiar to him.