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Moments That Made the Movies
David Thomson
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Description for Moments That Made the Movies
Hardcover. Re-examines a series of moments which readers can experience in reproduced imagery from seventy-two carefully selected films across a hundred-year time span. This title takes readers on a visual journey through films ranging from the classic Citizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard and The Red Shoes to the unexpected The Piano Teacher. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 212 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1590.
In the first fully illustrated work of his illustrious career, David Thomson re-examines a series of moments – which readers will experience in beautifully reproduced imagery – from seventy-two carefully selected films across a hundred-year time span. Hailed by John Banville as ‘the greatest living writer on the movies’, David Thomson takes readers on an unprecedented visual journey. His moments range from a set of Eadward Muybridge’s pioneering photographs to sequences in films from the classic – Citizen Kane , Sunset Boulevard and The Red Shoes – to the unexpected – The Piano Teacher , Burn After Reading – immersing ... Read more
In the first fully illustrated work of his illustrious career, David Thomson re-examines a series of moments – which readers will experience in beautifully reproduced imagery – from seventy-two carefully selected films across a hundred-year time span. Hailed by John Banville as ‘the greatest living writer on the movies’, David Thomson takes readers on an unprecedented visual journey. His moments range from a set of Eadward Muybridge’s pioneering photographs to sequences in films from the classic – Citizen Kane , Sunset Boulevard and The Red Shoes – to the unexpected – The Piano Teacher , Burn After Reading – immersing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500516416
SKU
V9780500516416
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Ref
99-15
About David Thomson
David Thomson is a British film critic and historian based in the USA and the author of more than 20 books. His reference works in particular – Have You Seen...?: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films and The New Biographical Dictionary of Film – have been praised as works of high literary merit and eccentricity. John Banville called him ‘the ... Read more
Reviews for Moments That Made the Movies
'David Thomson is the best writer on film in our time. He is our most argumentative and trustworthy historian of the screen' - Michael Ondaatje 'Probably the greatest living film critic and historian … writes the most fun and enthralling prose about the movies since Pauline Kael' - Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly 'Thomson has been one of the liveliest, ... Read more