David Lean

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by Melanie Williams

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > David Lean

Keywords

David Lean

Publishing date

2014

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Collection

British Film Makers

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 288 pages
5 ¾ x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7190-7385-4

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Book Presentation:
'A rule of mine is this', said William Goldman in 1983, 'there are always three hot directors and one of them is always David Lean.' One of the best known and most admired of British film makers, David Lean had a directorial career that spanned five decades and encompassed everything from the intimate black-and-white romance of Brief Encounter (1945) to the spectacular Technicolor epic of Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

This book offers comprehensive coverage of every feature film directed by Lean, yielding new insights on the established classics of his career as well as its lesser-known treasures. Its analysis prioritises questions of gender and emphasises the often-overlooked but highly significant recurrence of female-centred narratives throughout Lean's career. Drawing extensively on archival historical materials while also presenting nuanced close readings of individual films, David Lean offers a fascinating and original account of the work of a remarkable British film maker.

About the Author:
Melanie Williams is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia

Press Reviews:
This valuable and enjoyable book serves as a useful reminder for those of us exploring the obscurer reaches of British cinema that there are major landmarks out there which we would be unwise to ignore.

See the publisher website: Manchester University Press

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