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UNINA9910817228203321 |
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Autore |
Phillips Gene D |
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Titolo |
Beyond the epic : the life & films of David Lean / / Gene D. Phillips |
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Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2006 |
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0-8131-3820-5 |
1-283-23273-1 |
9786613232731 |
0-8131-7155-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (589 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture producers and directors - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-517) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Getting started -- pt. 2. The peak years in Britain -- pt. 3. From rank to korda -- pt. 4. The peak years in Hollywood. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908-1991) was a prominent director in the world of twentieth-century cinema, responsible for such classics as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago, and Lawrence of Arabia. British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major artistic voice with his epic storytelling and panoramic depictions of history, but he was also a highly skilled film editor in Great Britain before he became a director who brought an art-house sensibility to big market films. Lean's approach to filmmaking was far different from that of his contemporaries. He |
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