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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822374703321

Autore

Browning Mark <1966->

Titolo

Danny Boyle : lust for life / / Mark Browning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[United Kingdom], : Andrews, 2012, c2011

ISBN

1-283-69434-4

0-9571128-1-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Danny Boyle

Disciplina

791.430233092

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2011 by Chaplin Books"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Lust for Life; Introduction; Chapter One: Adaptation; Chapter Two: A Tale of Several Genres; Chapter Three: Performance versus Technology; Chapter Four: Regional and National Identity; Chapter Five: Moral Choices; Chapter Six: Religion; Conclusion; End Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

Danny Boyle is one of contemporary filmmaking's most exciting talents. Since the early 1990's he has steadily created a body of work that crosses genres and defies easy categorisation, from black humour (Shallow Grave), gritty realism (Trainspotting), screwball comedy (A Life Less Ordinary), cult adaptations (The Beach), and horror (28 Days Later), to science fiction (Sunshine), children's drama (Millions), love stories (Slumdog Millionaire) and tales of personal redemption (127 Hours). Unl...