Alfred Hitchcock

A Life in Darkness and Light (livre en anglais)

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de Patrick McGilligan

Type

Biographies

Sujet

Réalisateur > Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchcock

Année d'édition

2004

Editeur

It Books

1ere édition

2003

Langue

anglais

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Format

Broché • 896 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-06-098827-4
978-0-06-098827-2

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Description de l'ouvrage :
Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all time.

In a career that spanned six decades and produced more than 60 films – including The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds – Alfred Hitchcock set new standards for cinematic invention and storytelling. Acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan re-examines his life and extraordinary work, challenging perceptions of Hitchcock as the “macabre Englishman” and sexual obsessive, and reveals instead the ingenious craftsman, trickster, provocateur, and romantic.

With insights into his relationships with Hollywood legends – such as Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly – as well as his 54-year marriage to Alma Reville and his inspirations in the thriller genre, the book is full of the same dark humor, cliffhanger suspense, and revelations that are synonymous with one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in cinema.

À propos de l'auteur :
Patrick McGilligan is the author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light; Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast; George Cukor: A Double Life; the life stories of the directors Nicholas Ray, Robert Altman, and Oscar Micheaux; and the biographies of the actors James Cagney, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood. He also edited the five-volume Backstory series of interviews with Hollywood screenwriters and (with Paul Buhle) Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Revue de Presse :
"Staggering. . . . Illuminating. . . . The Master of Suspense finally gets an authoritative life." — ―Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"Enthralling, scholarly, and candid." — ―Publishers Weekly

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