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35%OFFJon Halliday - Sirk on Sirk - 9780571190980 - V9780571190980
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Sirk on Sirk

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Description for Sirk on Sirk Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.

Douglas Sirk is one of the most neglected directors in American cinema. This book aims to rectify that and, through a survey of his career, to re-establish Sirk as one of the great stylists of Hollywood cinema.

In 1937 Sirk left Germany, after a successful career in theatre and film, and came to Hollywood. From 1942 to 1958 he directed some 30 films, the most famous of which were a series of lush melodramas in the '50s, which were seen at the time as vehicles for stars such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner. These films are now seen ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Directors on Directors
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571190980
SKU
V9780571190980
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-46

About Jon Halliday
Jon Halliday was born in Dublin in June 1939. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Douglas Sirk (with Laura Mulvey, 1972), as well as works on Japan, Korea, Albania, and the psychology of gambling. From 1970 to 1976 he was a member of the editorial board of Screen magazine. He is the author of ... Read more

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