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Stroheim, Erich Von; Wood, Bret - Queen Kelly - 9780810843929 - V9780810843929
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Queen Kelly

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Description for Queen Kelly Paperback. A view into the creative process of one of the most talented figures of American cinema. When production began in 1928, writer/director Erich von Stroheim predicted the silent epic "Queen Kelly" would be a great achievement. Yet, this work shows that it was a masterpiece that might have been. Num Pages: 424 pages, bibliography, photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; APFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
A rare and fascinating view into the creative process of one of the most notorious, talented and colorful figures of American cinema. When production began in 1928, writer/director Erich von Stroheim predicted the silent epic Queen Kelly would be his greatest cinematic achievement. Within a few weeks, however, the film was behind schedule, over budget, and filled with scenes of such frank eroticism and immorality that it was doubtful the film could ever pass the censors. With the film only partially completed, a frustrated and disgusted producer/star Gloria Swanson eventually shut down production. The demise of Queen Kelly marked the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810843929
SKU
V9780810843929
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About Stroheim, Erich Von; Wood, Bret
Bret Wood is a freelance writer, filmmaker and producer of special projects for Kino International Corp.

Reviews for Queen Kelly
We finally get a chance to witness von Stroheim's intended juxtaposed and parallel themes that show how little separates the debauchery of both the low and privileged classes, similar to the parallel themes of the intended full-length version of Greed (1924). We come to understand that von Stroheim may have seemed to be wildly out-of-control but was, instead perhaps, only ... Read more

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