Nigel Andrews on Jaws.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, Nigel.

Series:

Bloomsbury movie guides ; 5.

Bloomsbury movie guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jaws (Motion picture : 1975).

Physical Description:

182 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 1999.

Summary:

"The Bloomsbury Movie Guides" feature scores of entries on all aspects of the making and meaning of movies. Each guide includes historic, cinematic, and literary references; profiles of actors and directors; and interviews. "Jaws," the epitome of suspenseful 1970s action-drama, was directed by Steven Spielberg. (Indeed, this is the film that put Spielberg on the map in Hollywood.) In these pages, Nigel Andrews provides a readable and meticulous critical analysis of a movie that has fascinated him for more than twenty years. He provides the reader with insightful behind-the-scenes stories about daily workings on the set, while also examining the importance of every actor/character and evaluating his or her contribution to the movie.

Contents:

Preamble: Sharks and Other Natural Prodigies 7

Part 1 How it Happened and Who Was Who 15

Part 2 Art and Concealing Art 65

Part 3 Release the Beast 111

Part 4 Karma, Controversy and Reverb 131

Part 5 Scheider Speaks 155.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0747539758

1582340420

OCLC:

41466348