The Resource David Lean, Melanie Williams
David Lean, Melanie Williams
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- Summary
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- 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
- '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. Its analysis prioritises questions of gender and emphasises the often-overlooked but highly significant recurrence of female-centred narratives throughout Lean's career. Drawing extensively on archival historical materials while also presenting nuanced close readings of individual films, David Lean offers a fascinating and original account of the work of a remarkable British film maker. --Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 269 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- 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)
- Isbn
- 9780719073854
- Label
- David Lean
- Title
- David Lean
- Statement of responsibility
- Melanie Williams
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- 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
- '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. Its analysis prioritises questions of gender and emphasises the often-overlooked but highly significant recurrence of female-centred narratives throughout Lean's career. Drawing extensively on archival historical materials while also presenting nuanced close readings of individual films, David Lean offers a fascinating and original account of the work of a remarkable British film maker. --Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NLGGC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Williams, Melanie
- Dewey number
- 791.4302/33092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1998.3.L43
- LC item number
- W55 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- British film makers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lean, David
- Lean, David
- Lean, David
- Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
- Label
- David Lean, Melanie Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 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)
- Control code
- 885376352
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780719073854
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)885376352
- Label
- David Lean, Melanie Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 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)
- Control code
- 885376352
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780719073854
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)885376352
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