Williams, Melanie.

David Lean. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (282 pages) - British Film-Makers Series . - British Film-Makers Series .

David Lean -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of plates -- Series editors' foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cutting and Coward: David Lean's early career and In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944) and Blithe Spirit (1945) -- 3. Nineteenth-century blues: Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's Choice (1954) -- 4. Women in love: Brief Encounter (1945), The Passionate Friends (1949) and Summer Madness (1955) -- 5. Men of vision: The Sound Barrier (1952), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- 6. Feminising the epic: Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and A Passage to India (1984) -- Filmography as director -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

9781526110855


Lean, David,-1908-1991-Criticism and interpretation.


Electronic books.

PN1998.3.L43 .W55 2014

791.4302/33092