Routledge have just published their massive Encyclopedia of Films, which contains four extensive entries by Dr David Sorfa, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
He writes on Kolya (Jan Svěrák, Czech, 1996), Eat Drink Man Woman (Ang Lee, Taiwan, 1994), Closely Observed Trains (Jiří Menzel, Czechoslovakia, 1966) and A Page of Madness (Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japan, 1926).
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films
Edited by Sabine Haenni, Sarah Barrow, John White
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415688932/
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films comprises 200 essays by leading film scholars analysing the most important, influential, innovative and interesting films of all time. Arranged alphabetically, each entry explores why each film is significant for those who study film and explores the social, historical and political contexts in which the film was produced. Ranging from Hollywood classics to international bestsellers to lesser-known representations of national cinema, this collection is deliberately broad in scope crossing decades, boundaries and genres. The encyclopedia thus provides an introduction to the historical range and scope of cinema produced throughout the world.