The Servant

Informationen zum Autor AMY SARGEANT Reader in Film at the University of Warwick! UK. Her publications include British Cinema: a critical history! BFI! 2005; British Historical Cinema: History! Heritage and the Costume Film (co-edited with Claire Monk)! Routledge! 2001; Adventures in Motion Pictures: the story so far! in A. Auletina (ed.)! Novelisations from Film! Udine: Forum! 2006! and British National Cinema! in J. Nelmes (ed.)! An Introduction to Film Studies! Routledge! 2003. Klappentext Amy Sargeant's illuminating study of Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963) provides a detailed discussion of the film's production and reception history! as well as a textual analysis that focuses on Harold Pinter's adaptation of Maugham's novella; the film's use of architecture and interior design to establish character and relationships. Zusammenfassung Amy Sargeant's illuminating study of Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963) provides a detailed discussion of the film's production and reception history! as well as a textual analysis that focuses on Harold Pinter's adaptation of Maugham's novella; the film's use of architecture and interior design to establish character and relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis Plot Synopsis.- Introduction.- Losey and Pinter.- The House.- : An Unlocked Door.- : The Drawing Room (and Dining Room).- : Interlude: the Restaurant.- : The Kitchen.- : Weekends with the Mounsets.- : The Master Bedroom - a door unbolted.- : Stairs and Landings.- The Film in another 'House'.- Conclusion: pushing on an open door?

Product details

• Authors: A. Sargeant, Amy Sargeant, Amy (Tisch School of the Arts Sargeant, Sargeant Amy
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9781844573820
• ISBN: 978-1-84457-382-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: BFI Publishing; BFI Film Classics; BFI Film Classics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV