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From Chariots of Fire to The King's Speech: Writing Biopics and Docudramas
Alan Rosenthal
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Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Over the past decade, movie audiences have become hungry for films based on real people and historical events. Never was this more evident than during the best-picture showdown between The King’s Speech and The Social Network during the 2011 Academy Awards, a scene then repeated, with Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty in the 2013 awards.. While Hollywood moguls have come to recognise the box-office revenue and critical acclaim that accompany such films and are now fast-tracking many docudramas into theatres, there remains a need for more reality-based film scripts.
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Over the past decade, movie audiences have become hungry for films based on real people and historical events. Never was this more evident than during the best-picture showdown between The King’s Speech and The Social Network during the 2011 Academy Awards, a scene then repeated, with Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty in the 2013 awards.. While Hollywood moguls have come to recognise the box-office revenue and critical acclaim that accompany such films and are now fast-tracking many docudramas into theatres, there remains a need for more reality-based film scripts.
In From “Chariots of Fire” to “The King’s Speech”, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809332984
SKU
V9780809332984
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About Alan Rosenthal
Alan Rosenthal, a professor of communications at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is a documentary filmmaker with fifty films to his credit as writer, director, or producer. His most recent film is the history docudrama The First Fagin, made in Australia. He is a visiting professor and workshop provider at most world major film schools, including those in the UK, Australia, ... Read more
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