David Lean

Resource Information

The work David Lean represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

David Lean

Statement of responsibility

Melanie Williams

Creator

• Williams, Melanie, 1974-

Author

• Williams, Melanie, 1974-

Subject

• Lean, David, 1908-1991
• Lean, David, 1908-1991
• Lean, David, 1908-1991 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

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
• '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

Member of

• British film makers

Cataloging source

NLGGC

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