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David Lean / Melanie Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Melanie, 1974- author.
- Series:
- British film makers.
- British film makers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lean, David, 1908-1991--Criticism and interpretation.
- Lean, David.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This is a comprehensive overview of the director's body of work which yields new insights on the established classics of Lean's career as well as its lesser-known treasures.
- Contents:
- Cutting and Coward : David Lean's early career and In which we serve (1942), This happy breed (1944) and Blithe spirit (1945)
- Nineteenth-century blues : Great expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's choice (1954)
- Women in love: Brief encounter (1945), The passionate friends (1949), and Summer madness (1955)
- Men of vision : The sound barrier (1952), The bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Feminising the epic : Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's daughter (1970) and A passage to India (1984)
- Filmography as director.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 8, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526110848
- 1526110849
- 9781526110855
- 1526110857
- OCLC:
- 981555334
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