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Penelope Houston (1927–2015)

Author of The Contemporary Cinema

38+ Works 165 Members

About the Author

Includes the names: Penelope Houston, Penelope Houston, ed.

Works by Penelope Houston

The Contemporary Cinema (1963) 82 copies

Keepers of the Frame: The Film Archives (1994) 24 copies

Went the Day Well? (BFI Film Classics) (1992) 24 copies

Sight and Sound, Winter 1982–83 (vol. 52, issue 1) 1 copy

The Pale Green Girl (2004) 1 copy

Sight and Sound (Vol. 44, nºs 1-4, January 1975 to December 1975) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1969–70 (vol. 39, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1974–75 (vol. 44, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1975–76 (vol. 45, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1981–82 (vol. 51, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1977 (vol. 46, issue 3) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1976 (vol. 45, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1975 (vol. 44, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1977 (vol. 46, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1979 (vol. 48, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1977 (vol. 46, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1976 (vol. 45, issue 3) 1 copy

Sight and Sound (Vol. 38, nºs 1-4, January 1969 - December 1969) 1 copy

Whole World (2004) 1 copy

The Whole World (2004) 1 copy

On Market Street (2012) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1985–86 (vol. 55, issue 1) 1 copy

Cut You 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1971 (vol. 40, issue 3) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1981 (vol. 50, issue 3) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1984 (vol. 53, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1985 (vol. 54, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1985 (vol. 54, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1986 (vol. 55, issue 3) 1 copy

Snapshot (EP) (2004) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1986 (vol. 55, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1987 (vol. 56, issue 4) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1987–88 (vol. 57, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1988 (vol. 57, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Summer 1988 (vol. 57, issue 3) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Spring 1990 (vol. 59, issue 2) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Winter 1988–89 (vol. 58, issue 1) 1 copy

Sight and Sound, Autumn 1975 (vol. 44, issue 4) 1 copy

Associated Works

A Clockwork Orange [Norton Critical Edition] (2010) — Contributor — 941 copies, 9 reviews

Film: A Montage of Theories (1966) — Contributor — 97 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1927-09-09
Date of death: 2015-10-26
Gender: female
Education: Roedean School
University of Oxford (Somerville College)
Occupations: film critic
editor (Sight and Sound)
Organizations: British Film Institute
Awards and honors: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England, UK
Places of residence: Wimbledon, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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200 best non-fiction books according to Afisha Magazine

The Contemporary Cinema

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Statistics

Works: 38
Also by: 2
Members: 165
Popularity: #128,475
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 8

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