King Vidor / herausgegeben von Karin Herbst-Meßlinger und Rainer Rother = published by Karin Herbst-Meßlinger and Rainer Rother.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Messlinger, Karin, editor.

Rother, Rainer, editor.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Vidor, King, 1894-1982--Criticism and interpretation.

Vidor, King, 1894-1982.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Bertz + Fischer, [2020]

Language Note:

Parallel texts in English and German

Summary:

"The cinematic oeuvre of American film director, producer and screenwriter King Vidor (1894-1982) encompasses more than fifty films. They range from silent classics and films on sociopolitical topics, such as The big parade (1925) and The crowd (1928), to others depicting social upheaval, for instance Our daily bread (1934), westerns, including Duel in the sun (1947), and the screen adaptation of the novel War and peace (1956). Vidor developed his art across a number of genres, was thoroughly interested in technical innovations, and he dedicted himself to working with many of the most important actors and actresses of his time. This publication presents observations on individual films as well as in-depth essays on central creative periods, themes and genres in King Vidor's work: his silent films, his interest in social and political questions, his westerns and his melodramas."--Page 4 of cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indices.

ISBN:

9783865052650

3865052657

OCLC:

1152314131

Publisher Number:

9783865052650