David Lean

Informationen zum Autor Melanie Williams is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia Klappentext Comprehensive overview of the director's body of work which yields new insights on the established classics of Lean's career as well as its lesser-known treasures Zusammenfassung Comprehensive overview of the director’s body of work which yields new insights on the established classics of Lean’s career as well as its lesser-known treasures -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Cutting and coward: David Lean's early career and In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944) and Blithe Spirit (1945)2. Nineteenth century blues: Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's Choice (1954)3. Women in love: Brief Encounter (1945), The Passionate Friends (1949) and Summer Madness (1955)4. Men of Vision: The Sound Barrier (1952), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962)5. Feminising the epic: Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984)Select BibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Melanie Williams
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781526116819
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1681-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: British Film-Makers; British Film-Makers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director