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Beyond the epic : the life & films of David Lean /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2006.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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 car. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 545 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-517) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171555 9780813171555 9780813138206 0813138205 1283232731 9781283232739 9786613232731 6613232734 |