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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

{{short description|2003 book edited by Steven Jay Schneider}}

{{Infobox book

| name = 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

| image = 1001moviescover.jpg

| caption = The cover of the 2003 edition,
with stills from Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bride of Frankenstein, and more

| author = Steven Jay Schneider, general editor

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| series = Quintessence Editions, The 1001 Before You Die series

| subject = Film

| genre = Non-fiction

| published = 13 November 2003 (Cassell Illustrated)

| media_type = Print (Hardcover)

| pages = 960 (1st edition)

| isbn = 978-1-84403-044-6

| oclc = 223768961

| dewey =

| congress = PN1998 .A16 2003

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics. It is a part of a series designed and produced by Quintessence Editions, a London-based company, and published in English-language versions by Cassell Illustrated (UK), ABC Books (the publishing division of Australian Broadcasting Corporation), and Barron's (US). The first edition was published in 2003. The most recent edition was published on

14 December 2021. Contributors include Adrian Martin, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Richard Peña, David Stratton, and Margaret Pomeranz.

Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique, some with photographs. Presented chronologically, the 14th edition begins with Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon from 1902 and ends in 2020 with Chloé Zhao's Nomadland.

The book has been popular in Australia, where it was the seventh best-selling book in the country for a week in April 2004{{cite news|url=http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/STE/2004/get.jsp?docid=STE-20040418-1-088-4134004V1@NSW-METRO-2004-2003|title=Best sellers|publisher=The Sunday Telegraph|date=18 April 2004| access-date= 16 July 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071010121612/http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/STE/2004/get.jsp?docid=STE-20040418-1-088-4134004V1@NSW-METRO-2004-2003| archive-date= 10 October 2007 }} and was promoted alongside the presentation of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's My Favourite Film special.[http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritefilm/default.htm My Favourite Film] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914204659/http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritefilm/default.htm |date=2007-09-14 }}, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The book has also been translated and published in different language editions, among them German, French, Swedish, Hungarian, Danish, Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese.

Contributors

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Jason Solomons, who writes movie columns for The Observer and The Mail on Sunday, wrote the foreword. As of the 5th anniversary edition, over 70 critics contributed essays (of up to 500 words), including: Geoff Andrew, Linda Badley, Kathryn Bergeron, Garrett Chaffin-Quiway, Roumiana Deltcheva, Nezih Erdogan, Jean-Michel Frodon, Chris Fujiwara, Tom Gunning, Ernest Hardy, Aniko Imre, Kyung Hyun Kim, Frank Lafond, Adrian Martin, Kim Newman, Devin Orgeron, Marsha Orgeron, Richard Peña, Margaret Pomeranz, Jonathan Rosenbaum, David Stratton, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Michael Tapper, Sam Umland, Matt Venne, Ginette Vincendeau, Andy Willis, and Josephine Woll.

Editions

  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2021 |publisher= Sourcebooks | edition= 15th |isbn= 978-1438089119 |page= 960 |oclc= 1191798232 }} (cover: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2020 | edition= 14th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1788402569 |page= 960 |oclc= 1191798232 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Joker)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2019 | edition= 13th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1438050751 |page= 960 |oclc=1089439153 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: A Star Is Born)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2018 | edition= 12th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1788400794 |page= 960 |oclc=1032028634| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Blade Runner 2049)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2017 | edition= 11th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1438050065 |page= 960 |oclc= 1016549609 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Arrival - US / Moonlight - UK)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2016 | edition= 10th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1844038893 |page= 960 |oclc=967496885 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: The Revenant)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2015 | edition= 9th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1844037339 |page= 960 |oclc= 796279948| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) in the paperback, a poster montage in the hardcover)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2014 | edition= 7th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1844037339 |page= 960 |oclc= 1028461761| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Gravity)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2013 | edition= 6th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1844037339 |page= 960 |oclc=828076912| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Life of Pi)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2012 | edition= 5th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-1844037339 |page= 960 |oclc= 796279948| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2011 | edition= 4th |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-0-7641-6422-4 |page= 960 |oclc= 729687278 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Black Swan – US / Inception – UK)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2010 | edition= Updated 3rd |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn=978-1-84403-680-6 |page= 960 |oclc=645677397| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Avatar)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2009 | edition= Updated 3rd |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn=978-1-84403-680-6 |page= 960 |oclc=403468162| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: The Dark Knight)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2008 | edition= 5th Anniversary/3rd |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn=978-0-7641-6151-3 |page= 960 |oclc=213305397 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2007 | edition= Updated 2nd |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Hauppauge, New York |isbn=978-0-7641-5907-7 |page=960 |oclc= 271666651| series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Return of the Jedi)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2005 | edition= 2nd |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location=Cassell Illustrated/Quintet Books, London,UK |isbn= 978-0-7641-5907-7 |page=960 |oclc= 225055129 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: The Shining)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2003 |publisher= Cassell Illustrated |location=London | isbn= 978-1-8440-3044-6 |page= 960 |oclc= 223768961}} (cover: Get Carter)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die |editor1-first= Steven Jay |editor1-last= Schneider |year= 2003 |edition= 1st |publisher= Barron's Educational Series |location= Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-0-7641-5701-1 |pages=960 |oclc= 717072823 |series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Psycho / Pulp Fiction)
  • {{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die | editor1-first= Steven Jay | editor1-last= Schneider| year= 2003 |publisher= ABC Books for Australian Broadcasting Corp |location=Sydney |isbn=978-0-7333-1315-8 |page= 960 |oclc= 62539484 | series= Quintessence Editions}} (cover: Psycho)

:Source: WorldCat

See also

{{Portal|Film}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite news|author=Bernard Trink|title=As Good as They Come|work= Bangkok Post|date=20 April 2007|page=R11}}
  • {{cite news|author=Ron Rollins|title=Read the book then see the movies|work=Dayton Daily News|date=30 January 2005|page=F1}}
  • {{cite news|author=Abl Wild|title=1001 ways to give cinema new scope|work=The Herald|date=12 November 2003|page=13}}
  • {{cite news|author=Peter Haran|title=The must-see movies of all time|work=Sunday Mail|date=23 May 2004|page=84}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180208183327/http://barronseduc.com/0764167901.html 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die] from Barron's Educational Series, with [http://www.barronsbooks.com/cat/bookviews/idx0764164228.html A Peek Inside] (ten sample essays from the book)
  • [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024863935/?st_dt=&mode=grid&page=1&ref_=ttls_vw_grd&sort=release_date,asc 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (All Editions Combined)] from [http://www.IMDB.com IMDB]

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