Record Nr.

UNINA9910787814803321

Autore

Spittles Brian

Titolo

John Ford / / Brian Spittles

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-87511-7

1-138-17908-6

1-315-83785-4

1-317-87512-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Collana

On Directors Series

Disciplina

791.43/0233/092

Soggetti

Ford, John - 1894-1973

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Publisher''s acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Selected filmography; Background; 1 Ford''s film family; 2 Ford as auteur; 3 Generically challenged; 4 The greatest storyteller; 5 Conservative or subversive; 6 Entertainer or ideologue; 7 Unconscious racist; 8 Patriarchy or matriarchy; Further reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

John Ford is a monumental figure in Hollywood and world cinema. Throughout his long and varied career spanning the silent and sound era, he produced nearly 150 films of which Iron Horse (1924), Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) are classics of cinema. Ford was also an influential figure in developing, and extending Hollywood''s traditions. Stylistically Ford was instrumental in developing new camera techniques, atmospheric lighting and diverse narrative devices. Thematically, long befo