David Lean / Melanie Williams.

By:

Williams, Melanie, 1974-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: British film makersPublisher: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781526110855
1526110857

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: David Lean.DDC classification:

791.4302/33092 23

LOC classification:

PN1998.3.L43 W55 2014eb

Other classification:

24.32

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Contents:

Cutting and Coward : David Lean's early career and In which we serve (1942), This happy breed (1944) and Blithe spirit (1945) -- Nineteenth-century blues : Great expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's choice (1954) -- Women in love: Brief encounter (1945), The passionate friends (1949), and Summer madness (1955) -- Men of vision : The sound barrier (1952), The bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- Feminising the epic : Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's daughter (1970) and A passage to India (1984) -- Filmography as director.

Summary: A comprehensive overview of the director's work, including both established classics and lesser-known works, that combines archival investigation of production details, marketing, and critical reception as well as close readings in terms of mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and soundtrack.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.

Includes filmography: pages 246-252.

A comprehensive overview of the director's work, including both established classics and lesser-known works, that combines archival investigation of production details, marketing, and critical reception as well as close readings in terms of mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and soundtrack.

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