Beyond the epic : the life & films of David Lean
Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908-1991) was a prominent director in the world of twentieth-century cinema, responsible for such classics as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago, and Lawrence of Arabia. British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major artistic voice with his epic storytelling and panoramic depictions of history, but he was also a highly skilled film editor in Great Britain before he became a director who brought an art-house sensibility to big market films. Lean's approach to filmmaking was far different from that of his contemporaries. He car
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University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©2006
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Prologue: A World on Film; 1. From Silents to Sound; 2. A Touch of Class; 3. Hope and Glory; 4. Enchantment; 5. Long Day's Journey; 6. Child's Play; 7. The Beautiful and the Damned; 8. The Wild Blue Yonder; 9. The Stag at Eve; 10. Love in the Afternoon; 11. The Undefeated; 12. Pillar of Fire; 13. In Search of a Hero; 14. Knight Without Armor; 15. The Lower Depths; 16. Darkness at Noon; Epilogue; Filmography; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Photo insert
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