Billy Wilder, Movie-Maker

Critical Essays on the Films

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Edited by Karen McNally

Type

Essays

Subject

Director > Billy Wilder

Keywords

Billy Wilder, director

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 254 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-4211-9

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Book Presentation:
Billy Wilder’s work remains a masterful combination of incisive social commentary, skilled writing and directing, and unashamed entertainment value. One of Hollywood’s foremost émigré filmmakers, Wilder holds a key position in film history via films that represent a complex reflection of his European roots and American cultural influences. This wide-ranging collection of essays by an international group of scholars examines the significance of Wilder’s filmmaking from a variety of original perspectives. Engaging with issues of genre, industry, representation and national culture, the volume provides fresh insights into Wilder’s films and opens up his work to further exploration.

About the Author:
Karen McNally is senior lecturer of Film Studies at London Metropolitan University. She has also written on Frank Sinatra and American Male identity, and has contributed to numerous journals and edited collections.

Press Reviews:
"in-depth"—SciTech book News; "some of the freshest and most insightfully written examinations on Billy Wilder to date…fascinating collection…an exceptionally valuable undertaking…engaging and thought provoking"—Professor Robert Dassanowsky, Senses of Cinema.

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