Stroheim [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur Lennig

• Autore: Lennig Arthur
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (580 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/0233/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Motion picture producers and directors - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Filmography: p. 468-473.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Fade-in; Preface; 1 Beginnings; 2 The Ascent; 3 The Artist; 4 Blind Husbands; 5 The Devil's Pass Key; 6 Foolish Wives; 7 Merry-Go-Round; 8 Greed; 9 The Merry Widow; 10 The Wedding March; 11 The Honeymoon; 12 Queen Kelly; 13 The Descent; 14 Walking down Broadway; 15 The Depths; 16 A Star in France; 17 America Again; 18 The Last Years; Filmography; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Photos follow pages 142; Photos follow pages 238; Photos follow pages 334
• Sommario/riassunto: Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the giants in American film history. Stubborn, arrogant, and colorful, he saw himself as a cinema artist, which led to conflicts with producers and studio executives who complained about the inflated budgets and extraordinary length of his films. Stroheim achieved great notoriety and success, but he was so uncompromising that he turned his triumph into failure. He was banned from ever directing again and spent his remaining years as an actor. Stroheim's life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Arthur Lennig scoured European and Ame
• Titolo autorizzato: Stroheim
• ISBN: 0-8131-3750-0; 1-283-32757-0; 9786613327574; 0-8131-7125-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451894903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II