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Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
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Description for Five Screenplays by Preston Sturges
Paperback. A collection that includes "The Great McGinty", "Christmas in July", "The Lady Eve", "Sullivan's Travels", and "Hail the Conquering Hero". Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
Here are five comic masterpieces by Preston Sturges, who has been called "Hollywood's greatest writer-director, with emphasis on the former." The scripts are drawn from the great period between 1939 and 1944, which Andrew Sarris called "one of the most brilliant and most bizarre bursts of creation in the history of cinema." They are astonishingly readable and deliciously funny. Brian Henderson's introduction provides an overview of Sturges criticism and brief biographical material. Each script is preceded by a prefatory essay discussing its evolution. The insights provided by this volume will be useful to film students and aspiring screenwriters, and ... Read more
Here are five comic masterpieces by Preston Sturges, who has been called "Hollywood's greatest writer-director, with emphasis on the former." The scripts are drawn from the great period between 1939 and 1944, which Andrew Sarris called "one of the most brilliant and most bizarre bursts of creation in the history of cinema." They are astonishingly readable and deliciously funny. Brian Henderson's introduction provides an overview of Sturges criticism and brief biographical material. Each script is preceded by a prefatory essay discussing its evolution. The insights provided by this volume will be useful to film students and aspiring screenwriters, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
Number of Pages
848
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520055643
SKU
V9780520055643
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About Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges (1898-1959) was a member of Hollywood's gifted royalty. He wrote, directed, and produced a remarkable number of successful films and wrote and produced for the Broadway stage. Brian Henderson is Professor of Film and Chair of the Department of Media Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo.
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