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Description for David Lean
Paperback. 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 Series: British Film-Makers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
'A rule of mine is this', said William Goldman in 1983, 'there are always three hot directors and one of them is always David Lean.' One of the best known and most admired of British film makers, David Lean had a directorial career that spanned five decades and encompassed everything from the intimate black-and-white romance of Brief Encounter (1945) to the spectacular Technicolor epic of Lawrence of Arabia (1962). This book offers comprehensive coverage of every feature film directed by Lean, yielding new insights on the established classics of his career as well as its lesser-known treasures. ... Read more
'A rule of mine is this', said William Goldman in 1983, 'there are always three hot directors and one of them is always David Lean.' One of the best known and most admired of British film makers, David Lean had a directorial career that spanned five decades and encompassed everything from the intimate black-and-white romance of Brief Encounter (1945) to the spectacular Technicolor epic of Lawrence of Arabia (1962). This book offers comprehensive coverage of every feature film directed by Lean, yielding new insights on the established classics of his career as well as its lesser-known treasures. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
British Film-Makers
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526116819
SKU
V9781526116819
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Ref
99-15
About Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia -- .
Reviews for David Lean
This valuable and enjoyable book serves as a useful reminder for those of us exploring the obscurer reaches of British cinema that there are major landmarks out there which we would be unwise to ignore.
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