Sidney J. Furie : life and films /

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The 57-year career of Toronto-born film director Sidney J. Furie laughs in the face of monotony, surely ranking among the most fascinating in the history of the industry. Emigrating to London after blazing a trail as a pioneer in his home country of Canada, the young Furie built his reputation early...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kremer, Daniel, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Series:Screen classics.
Subjects:
Furie, Sidney J.
Motion picture producers and directors > Canada > Biography.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Canada > Biographies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Motion picture producers and directors
Canada
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • The boy in his own company
  • Colonizing a wilderness
  • Making a name in London
  • Man's favorite sport
  • Through a glass refracted: the wild angles picture show
  • Professional winners and professional losers
  • Idol worship in jazz: Lady sings the blues and Hit!
  • Sid & Carole & Clark & Sheila: the romantic fantasies
  • Cast iron jacket
  • Cool sounds from hell: The entity
  • Matinee buster
  • Housemaster
  • Epilogue: still working the angles.

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