This book was intended as a children's book, but it turned out to be a book for everyone. You will learn the most important and interesting things about the vast and complex world of cinema in the shortest possible time. Anton Dolin, one of the most famous Russian film critics, examined the main questions about cinema and tried to give They have simple and clear answers. Can you insure yourself against disappointment? How to distinguish art from entertainment (and is it necessary to do so)? Where to start getting acquainted with the classics of cinema? Will cinema die and when, or will it live forever? Of course, this is just the beginning a long journey for an attentive and partial viewer is the simplest guide, the rules of survival. But isn’t this the most important thing? That is why the authors of the book approached their tasks so responsibly - Anton Dolin tested the text on his own children (the tests were successful!), and Konstantin Bronzit, a famous animator and artist (and also an Oscar nominee), created funny and unusual illustrations. With their help, you will take a wonderful journey through the labyrinth of cinema - fascinating, mysterious.