Richard RoudRICHARD ROUD (1929–89) was an American writer on film and co-founder and latterly Director of the New York Film Festival. In the 1950s, Roud was the London Correspondent of Cahiers du cinéma, and from 1963 to 1969, Chief Film Critic for the Guardian ewspaper. His books include Cinema: A Critical Dictionary – The Major Film-Makers (two volumes, 1980), A Passion for Film: Henri Langlois and the Cinémathèque Française (1983), and Jean-Marie Straub (1972), also in the Cinema One series. Read More Read Less