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The Epic Films of David Lean
Constantine Santas
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Description for The Epic Films of David Lean
Hardcover. In this volume, David Lean's now undervalued epics-The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India-are restored to the elevated esteem they once held. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Widely regarded as one of cinema's most accomplished directors, David Lean helmed such classics as Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, and Oliver Twist. He twice received the Academy Award for best director, and two of his films, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia won the Oscar for best picture. Both are featured on the American Film Institute's Top 100, with Lawrence of Arabia at number seven. Despite the awards and accolades for these motion pictures, many critics often look more favorably upon the smaller films that Lean produced earlier in his career, and in recent years his ... Read more
Widely regarded as one of cinema's most accomplished directors, David Lean helmed such classics as Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, and Oliver Twist. He twice received the Academy Award for best director, and two of his films, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia won the Oscar for best picture. Both are featured on the American Film Institute's Top 100, with Lawrence of Arabia at number seven. Despite the awards and accolades for these motion pictures, many critics often look more favorably upon the smaller films that Lean produced earlier in his career, and in recent years his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810882102
SKU
V9780810882102
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About Constantine Santas
Constantine Santas is professor emeritus and former chair in the Department of English at Flagler College, Florida. He is the author of Responding to Film and The Epic in Film: from Myth to Blockbuster.
Reviews for The Epic Films of David Lean
This is a fascinating, accurate, and highly readable account that will be valuable in both circulating and reference collections in large libraries with strengths in film history and criticism.
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